Philosophical Ethics and Theory 12 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics 2 Theology and Philosophy of Evil 2 War, Ethics, and Justification 2 Political Philosophy and Ethics 10 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life 2 Ethics in medical practice 2 Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers On What Matters 514 1986 2026 1999 2012 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k Peers Derek Parfit
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Philosophy 2.6k General Decision Sciences 288 Cognitive Neuroscience 1.9k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 884 History and Philosophy of Science 250 Harry G. Frankfurt United States
Robert Nozick United States
Bernard Williams United States
Judith Jarvis Thomson United States
J. L. Mackie United Kingdom
Aristotle South Africa
Fred Feldman United States
Walter Sinnott‐Armstrong United States
John Martin Fischer United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 43) Load more (20 of 43) About Derek Parfit Derek Parfit is a scholar working on Philosophy , Political Science and International Relations , Cognitive Neuroscience , General Social Sciences and Law , having authored 43 papers that have together received 5.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Philosophical Ethics and Theory (12 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (10 papers), Free Will and Agency (7 papers), Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (2 papers), Theology and Philosophy of Evil (2 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (2 papers), War, Ethics, and Justification (2 papers) and Ethics in medical practice (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Philosophy (2.6k citations), General Decision Sciences (288 citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (1.9k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (884 citations) and History and Philosophy of Science (250 citations). Derek Parfit has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom and Australia . Frequent co-authors include Samuel Scheffler , Joseph Margolis , W. H. Newton‐Smith , Michael Schleifer , David Wood , Steven Collins and Matthew Kapstein . Their work appears in journals such as Philosophy & Public Affairs , Ratio , The Journal of Philosophy , Synthese and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research .
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