Fred Spier

21 papers receiving 141 citations

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Fred Spier
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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 57
  • Sociology and Political Science 53
  • Atmospheric Science 44
  • Political Science and International Relations 29
  • History and Philosophy of Science 23
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fred Spier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fred Spier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fred Spier based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Fred Spier. Fred Spier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Pursuing the Pursuit of Happiness: Delving into the Secret Minds of the American Founding Fathers*
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Religion and the Revised Circumscription Theory
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2 Big History Research: A First Outline
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Introduction. Evolutionary Megaparadigms: Potential, Problems, Perspectives.
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Fred Spier, “Big History and the Future of Humanity”
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How big history works: energy flows and the rise and demise of complexity
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Figuraciones en proceso
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Norbert Elias' theorie van civilisatieprocessen opnieuw ter discussie. Een verkenning van de opkomende sociologie van regimes
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San Nicolas de Zurite: Religion and daily life of a Peruvian Andean village in a changing world
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Religie in de mensheidsgeschiedenis. Naar een model van de ontwikkeling van religieuze regimes in een lange-termijnperspectief
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About Fred Spier

Fred Spier is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, History and Philosophy of Science and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 25 papers that have together received 200 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Religion and Society Interactions (4 papers), Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution (3 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in History and Philosophy of Science (23 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (57 citations) and Atmospheric Science (44 citations). Fred Spier has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands and United States. Frequent co-authors include Charles F. Walker, Johan Goudsblom, Marshall Poe, Леонид Гринин, Norbert Elias, Andrey Korotayev, Pieter Spierenburg and Cas Wouters. Their work appears in journals such as The American Historical Review, Hispanic American Historical Review and History and Theory.

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