Iain Thomson

1.7k total citations
23 papers, 428 citations indexed

About

Iain Thomson is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Philosophy and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Iain Thomson has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 428 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 13 papers in Philosophy and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Iain Thomson's work include Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (16 papers), Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (12 papers) and Critical Theory and Philosophy (5 papers). Iain Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (16 papers), Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (12 papers) and Critical Theory and Philosophy (5 papers). Iain Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Iain Thomson's co-authors include Frank Lloyd Wright and has published in prestigious journals such as Educational Philosophy and Theory, Inquiry and The Southern Journal of Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

Iain Thomson

20 papers receiving 315 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Iain Thomson United States 11 228 163 101 81 47 23 428
Mark A. Wrathall United States 11 198 0.9× 135 0.8× 91 0.9× 27 0.3× 23 0.5× 35 387
William F. Vallicella United States 7 216 0.9× 187 1.1× 103 1.0× 26 0.3× 25 0.5× 31 467
Joan Stambaugh United States 8 222 1.0× 83 0.5× 125 1.2× 29 0.4× 41 0.9× 28 402
Tom Rockmore United States 10 222 1.0× 70 0.4× 152 1.5× 26 0.3× 75 1.6× 110 444
Richard Eldridge United States 12 397 1.7× 157 1.0× 103 1.0× 41 0.5× 61 1.3× 55 638
Jean-Luc Marion France 14 462 2.0× 207 1.3× 171 1.7× 38 0.5× 25 0.5× 131 736
Aaron Ridley United Kingdom 12 266 1.2× 46 0.3× 85 0.8× 45 0.6× 53 1.1× 52 535
Frederick A. Olafson United States 10 279 1.2× 164 1.0× 114 1.1× 29 0.4× 60 1.3× 53 534
Bert Olivier South Africa 9 89 0.4× 30 0.2× 134 1.3× 52 0.6× 33 0.7× 124 404
Claus Schreiner 3 135 0.6× 45 0.3× 109 1.1× 37 0.5× 30 0.6× 7 300

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Fields of papers citing papers by Iain Thomson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iain Thomson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thomson, Iain. (2025). Heidegger on Technology's Danger and Promise in the Age of AI. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2018). We have never been postmodern. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 50(14). 1322–1323. 1 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2017). Thinking love: Heidegger and Arendt. Continental Philosophy Review. 50(4). 453–478. 2 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2016). Rethinking education after Heidegger: Teaching learning as ontological response-ability. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 48(8). 846–861. 10 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain, et al.. (2015). Heidegger's Contributions to Education (from Thinking). Scholarship@Western (Western University). 2(2). 9.
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Thomson, Iain. (2011). Transcendence and the Problem of Otherworldly Nihilism: Taylor, Heidegger, Nietzsche*. Inquiry. 54(2). 140–159. 2 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2010). Heidegger's Aesthetics. 10 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2009). Heidegger on Ontotheology: Technology and the Politics of Education. 59 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2007). On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Reading Heidegger Backwards: White'sTime and Death∗. Inquiry. 50(1). 103–120. 4 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2005). Abbreviations Used for Works by Heidegger. 1 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2005). Heidegger on Ontotheology. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 76 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2004). Ontology and ethics at the intersection of phenomenology and environmental philosophy. Inquiry. 47(4). 380–412. 23 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2004). Heidegger’s perfectionist philosophy of educationin Being and Time. Continental Philosophy Review. 37(4). 439–467. 33 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2003). Interpretation as Self-Creation. Ancient Philosophy. 23(1). 195–213. 4 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2003). The Philosophical Fugue: Understanding the Structure and Goal of Heidegger'sBeiträge. Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology. 34(1). 57–73. 5 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2003). Heidegger and the Politics of the University. Journal of the history of philosophy. 41(4). 515–542. 9 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2001). Heidegger on Ontological Education, or: How We Become What We Are. Inquiry. 44(3). 243–268. 75 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain. (2000). What's Wrong with Being a Technological Essentialist? A Response to Feenberg. Inquiry. 43(4). 429–444. 14 indexed citations
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Thomson, Iain & Frank Lloyd Wright. (1999). Frank Lloyd Wright: A Visual Encyclopedia. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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