H. B. Acton
Impact in
- Philosophy top 10%
- Philosophical Ethics and Theory
- War, Ethics, and Justification
Papers in
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- Historical Philosophy and Science 1
- Philosophy and History of Science 1
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- Philosophical Ethics and Theory 2
- War, Ethics, and Justification 1
- Co-authors
- John Stuart Mill (1 shared paper)John Plamenatz (1 shared paper)G. A. Cohen (1 shared paper)Jeremy Shearmur (1 shared paper)David Gordon (1 shared paper)Zoe Jordan (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The Philosophical Quarterly (4 papers)Philosophy (3 papers)Political Studies (2 papers)Mind (1 paper)British Journal of Sociology (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United Kingdom
In The Last Decade
H. B. Acton
19 papers receiving 92 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 51
- Philosophy 32
- History and Philosophy of Science 9
- Sociology and Political Science 68
- Political Science and International Relations 36
- Cognitive Neuroscience 19
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 21 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philosophy of Punishment | 1969 | 24 |
| 2 | Utilitarianism Liberty ; Representative Government ; Selections From Auguste Comte and Positivism | 1972 | 17 |
| 3 | 1970 | 15 | |
| 4 | 1955 | 13 | |
| 5 | 1956 | 12 | |
| 6 | 1951 | 9 | |
| 7 | The Morals of Markets and Related Essays | 1971 | 9 |
| 8 | The philosophy of punishment : a collection of papers | 1969 | 7 |
| 9 | 1973 | 7 | |
| 10 | 1970 | 6 | |
| 11 | 1972 | 4 | |
| 12 | 1955 | 4 | |
| 13 | 1965 | 4 | |
| 14 | 1953 | 4 | |
| 15 | 1966 | 3 | |
| 16 | Symposium: Negative Utilitarianism | 1963 | 3 |
| 17 | The morals of markets: An ethical exploration | 1971 | 3 |
| 18 | 1968 | 3 | |
| 19 | WALSH, W. H. - An Introduction to Philosophy of History | 1953 | 1 |
| 20 | The ethics of capitalism | 1972 | 1 |
About H. B. Acton
H. B. Acton is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology and Infectious Diseases, having authored 21 papers that have together received 149 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Philosophical Ethics and Theory (2 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (1 paper), Historical and Literary Studies (1 paper), Political Philosophy and Ethics (1 paper), War, Ethics, and Justification (1 paper) and Philosophy and History of Science (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Philosophy (32 citations), History and Philosophy of Science (9 citations), Sociology and Political Science (68 citations), Political Science and International Relations (36 citations) and Cognitive Neuroscience (19 citations). H. B. Acton has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include John Stuart Mill, John Plamenatz, G. A. Cohen, Jeremy Shearmur, David Gordon and Zoe Jordan. Their work appears in journals such as The Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophy, Political Studies, Mind and British Journal of Sociology.
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