Gary Watson

5.4k total citations
36 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Gary Watson is a scholar working on Philosophy, Cognitive Neuroscience and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary Watson has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Philosophy, 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Gary Watson's work include Free Will and Agency (8 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (6 papers) and Philosophical Ethics and Theory (5 papers). Gary Watson is often cited by papers focused on Free Will and Agency (8 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (6 papers) and Philosophical Ethics and Theory (5 papers). Gary Watson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Gary Watson's co-authors include Michael S. Moore, John Martin Fischer, Patricia Greenspan, Lenn E. Goodman, Andrew von Hirsch, Harry G. Frankfurt, John Sabini, Herbert Morris, Ferdinand Schoeman and Judi Porter and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Philosophical Review and The Journal of Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

Gary Watson

34 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gary Watson United States 15 994 943 220 212 154 36 1.5k
Mark Ravizza United States 13 1.2k 1.2× 946 1.0× 141 0.6× 176 0.8× 155 1.0× 27 1.5k
Susan Wolf United States 14 409 0.4× 509 0.5× 157 0.7× 163 0.8× 67 0.4× 25 952
Patricia Greenspan United States 17 569 0.6× 463 0.5× 90 0.4× 177 0.8× 115 0.7× 39 1.0k
Russ Shafer‐Landau United States 15 728 0.7× 993 1.1× 158 0.7× 150 0.7× 245 1.6× 39 1.3k
Robert C. Roberts United States 16 559 0.6× 628 0.7× 150 0.7× 335 1.6× 135 0.9× 69 1.5k
Barbara Herman United States 15 451 0.5× 730 0.8× 367 1.7× 149 0.7× 75 0.5× 39 1.2k
Victoria McGeer United States 16 501 0.5× 296 0.3× 80 0.4× 262 1.2× 160 1.0× 31 1.0k
Jason Baehr United States 14 213 0.2× 527 0.6× 163 0.7× 328 1.5× 162 1.1× 31 1.1k
Thomas Nadelhoffer United States 22 1.2k 1.3× 522 0.6× 50 0.2× 403 1.9× 139 0.9× 42 1.6k
Quassim Cassam United Kingdom 16 299 0.3× 571 0.6× 132 0.6× 315 1.5× 310 2.0× 51 956

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gary Watson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gary Watson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Watson, Gary. (2018). Three faces of responsibility? Comments on responsibility from the margins. Philosophical Studies. 175(4). 989–998. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (2015). A Moral Predicament in the Criminal Law. Inquiry. 58(2). 168–188. 19 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (2013). Asymmetry and Rational Ability. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 86(2). 467–475. 2 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (2012). La responsabilité et les limites du mal. Variations sur un thème de Strawson. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (2007). Morality as Equal Accountability: Comments on Stephen Darwall’s The Second‐Person Standpoint. Ethics. 118(1). 37–51. 11 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (2004). Agency and Answerability: Selected Essays. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 66 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (2004). Agency and Answerability. 171 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (2003). Free Will, 2nd Ed.. 15 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (2002). Contractualism and the Boundaries of Morality. Social Theory and Practice. 28(2). 221–241. 2 indexed citations
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Coleman, Jules L., Christopher W. Morris, Tyler Burge, et al.. (1998). Rational Commitment and Social Justice. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 19 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (1998). Some Worries About Semi‐Compatibilism Remarks on John Fischer's The Metaphysics of Free Will. Journal of Social Philosophy. 29(2). 135–143. 2 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (1996). Two Faces of Responsibility. Philosophical Topics. 24(2). 227–248. 325 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (1995). Freedom and strength of will in Hoffman and Albritton. Philosophical Studies. 77(2-3). 261–271. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (1986). Elbow Room by Daniel C. Dennett. The Journal of Philosophy. 83(9). 517–522. 2 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary & Daniel C. Dennett. (1986). Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting.. The Journal of Philosophy. 83(9). 517–517. 5 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (1984). Virtues in excess. Philosophical Studies. 46(1). 57–74. 32 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (1983). Kant on Happiness in the Moral Life. 9. 79–108. 3 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (1966). Love, Knowledge and Discourse in Plato. Philosophical Studies. 15. 323–324. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (1966). A History of Greek Philosophy Vol. 2. Philosophical Studies. 15. 322–323. 12 indexed citations
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Watson, Gary. (1966). The Unity of Mankind in Greek Thought. Philosophical Studies. 15. 324–324. 2 indexed citations

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