About Fred Dretske is a scholar working on
Philosophy ,
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and
History and Philosophy of Science .
According to data from OpenAlex, Fred Dretske has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in
Philosophy , 16 papers in
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 8 papers in
History and Philosophy of Science . Recurrent topics in Fred Dretske's work include
Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (16 papers),
Philosophy and Theoretical Science (15 papers) and
Philosophy and History of Science (7 papers). Fred Dretske is often cited by papers focused on Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (16 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (15 papers) and Philosophy and History of Science (7 papers). Fred Dretske collaborates with scholars based in
United States and
United Kingdom . Fred Dretske's co-authors include
William P. Alston ,
Joseph C. Maloney ,
Les Holborow ,
Sven Bernecker ,
Brian P. McLaughlin ,
David Sosa ,
Kent Bach ,
Daniel N. Robinson ,
Berent Enç and
Leo Zaibert and has published in prestigious journals such as
Behavioral and Brain Sciences ,
Journal of the Franklin Institute and
The American Journal of Psychology .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Knowledge and the Flow of Information. 1970 2026 1988 2007 1983 1995 1988 1970 1977 500 1000 1.5k Peers Fred Dretske
Comparison fields: 5 of 162 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3.5k Philosophy 2.9k Cognitive Neuroscience 2.6k History and Philosophy of Science 1.7k Artificial Intelligence 810 Social Psychology 797 Sociology and Political Science 693 Developmental and Educational Psychology 510 Computational Theory and Mathematics 361 Cultural Studies 215 Language and Linguistics 203 Astronomy and Astrophysics 131 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 130 Management Science and Operations Research 126 Molecular Biology 106 Communication 97 Political Science and International Relations 96 Strategy and Management 95 Education 83 General Psychology 82 Information Systems 80 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 78 Sensory Systems 78 Safety Research 76 Plant Science 75 Economics and Econometrics 62 Clinical Psychology 59 Information Systems and Management 55 Genetics 54 General Health Professions 52 Global and Planetary Change 50 General Decision Sciences 50 Family Practice 49 Computer Networks and Communications 48 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 46 Literature and Literary Theory 46 Statistics and Probability 44 Management of Technology and Innovation 38 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 35 Anthropology 35 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 33 Law 27 Management Information Systems 26 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 24 Neurology 23 Biomedical Engineering 21 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 20 Psychiatry and Mental health 20 Mechanical Engineering 18 Signal Processing 17 Religious studies 15 History 15 Archeology 15 Computer Science Applications 15 Physiology 14 Human-Computer Interaction 14 Nature and Landscape Conservation 14 Marketing 13 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 11 Control and Systems Engineering 11 Developmental Biology 11 Health 11 Geography, Planning and Development 11 Environmental Engineering 11 Human Factors and Ergonomics 10 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 10 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 9 Theoretical Computer Science 9 Atmospheric Science 9 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 8 Building and Construction 8 Accounting 8 Media Technology 8 Automotive Engineering 8 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 Linguistics and Language 7 Organic Chemistry 7 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 Mathematical Physics 6 General Social Sciences 5 Behavioral Neuroscience 5 Demography 5 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 5 Finance 5 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 Museology 5 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 Microbiology 4 Applied Psychology 4 Ocean Engineering 4 Biophysics 4 Ecological Modeling 4 Complementary and alternative medicine 4 Food Science 4 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 Ecology 4 Public Administration 3 Gender Studies 3 Library and Information Sciences 3 Electrochemistry 3 Paleontology 3 Business and International Management 3 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 Speech and Hearing 3 Pharmacology 2 Cell Biology 2 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 Biological Psychiatry 2 General Arts and Humanities 2 Biochemistry 2 Urban Studies 2 Pharmacy 2 Space and Planetary Science 2 Neurology 2 Insect Science 2 Music 2 Condensed Matter Physics 2 Archeology 2 Conservation 2 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 Analytical Chemistry 2 Health Information Management 2 Health Informatics 2 Geometry and Topology 2 Occupational Therapy 2 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 2 Computational Mechanics 2 Epidemiology 2 Complementary and Manual Therapy 1 Hardware and Architecture 1 Transportation 1 Infectious Diseases 1 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 Architecture 1 Ophthalmology 1 Environmental Chemistry 1 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 Geophysics 1 Research and Theory 1 Metals and Alloys 1 Software 1 Algebra and Number Theory 1 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 Oncology 1 Spectroscopy 1 Aerospace Engineering 1 Modeling and Simulation 1 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 Soil Science 1 Parasitology 1 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 Materials Chemistry 1 Aquatic Science 1 Nutrition and Dietetics 1 Reproductive Medicine 1 Small Animals 1 Pharmacology 1
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3.5k Philosophy 2.9k Cognitive Neuroscience 2.6k History and Philosophy of Science 1.7k Artificial Intelligence 810 Gilbert Harman United States
Donald Davidson United States
Tyler Burge United States
David J. Chalmers United States
Ruth Garrett Millikan United States
Paul M. Churchland United States
Nelson Goodman United States
William P. Alston United States
John McDowell United States
G. E. M. Anscombe United Kingdom
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All Works Load more (20 of 99) # Work Indexed citations 1 1 2 PSYCHOLOGICAL VS. BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS OF BEHAVIOR
13 3 Knowledge : readings in contemporary epistemology
47 4 Thought and Intentionality
0 5 100 6 1994 · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences · Fred Dretske 37 7 9 8 42 9 5 10 Reply to reviewers of explaining behavior: Reasons in a world of causes
1990 · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · Fred Dretske 0 11 Seeing, believing, and knowing
28 12 8 13 1 14 27 15 Knowledge & the flow of information
46 16 2 17 31 18 403 19 6 20 2
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