Frederick A. Olafson

1.7k citations
53 papers · 534 indexed · h-index 10

Impact in

  • Philosophy top 1%
    • Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism
    • Mental Health and Psychiatry
    • Classical Philosophy and Thought
    • Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
    • Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
    • Philosophy and Theoretical Science

Papers in

    • Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism 12
    • Classical Philosophy and Thought 2
    • Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel 2
    • Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity 2
    • Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy 10

Frederick A. Olafson

38 papers receiving 383 citations

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Frederick A. Olafson
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  • Philosophy 279
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 164
  • General Psychology 13
  • History and Philosophy of Science 28
  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts 14
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20100
2 20001
3 20000
4 19962
5 199516
6 1993202
7
Habermas as a Philosopher
19901
8 198742
9 19851
10 19818
11 19777
12 19760
13
Plato on the Imperfection of the Sensible World
197528
14 19752
15 19714
16 19703
17 19682
18 19661
19 19664
20
Justice and social policy : a collection of essays
19611

About Frederick A. Olafson

Frederick A. Olafson is a scholar working on Philosophy, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, General Psychology, History and Philosophy of Science and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 53 papers that have together received 534 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (12 papers), Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (10 papers), Critical Theory and Philosophy (5 papers), Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy (4 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 papers), Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel (2 papers) and Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Philosophy (279 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (164 citations), General Psychology (13 citations), History and Philosophy of Science (28 citations) and Visual Arts and Performing Arts (14 citations). Frederick A. Olafson has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Thomas Sheehan, Robert J. Dostal, Harrison Hall, Charles Guignon, Richard Rorty, Charles Taylor, David Couzens Hoy, Michael E. Zimmerman, Dorothea Frede and John D. Caputo. Their work appears in journals such as The Philosophical Review, Inquiry, The Journal of Philosophy, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research and History and Theory.

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