Keith S. Donnellan

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Keith S. Donnellan is a scholar working on Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Keith S. Donnellan has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Philosophy, 1 paper in Artificial Intelligence and 1 paper in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Keith S. Donnellan's work include Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (2 papers), Philosophical Ethics and Theory (1 paper) and Natural Language Processing Techniques (1 paper). Keith S. Donnellan is often cited by papers focused on Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (2 papers), Philosophical Ethics and Theory (1 paper) and Natural Language Processing Techniques (1 paper). Keith S. Donnellan collaborates with scholars based in United States. Keith S. Donnellan's co-authors include Anthony Kenny, Sidney Morgenbesser, Alice Ambrose and Morris Lazerowitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Language, The Philosophical Review and The Journal of Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

Keith S. Donnellan

18 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Reference and Definite Descriptions 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 1977 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Reference and Definite Descriptions
    1966 878 citations Keith S. Donnellan The Philosophical Review profile →
  2. Language, mind, and knowledge . Ed. by Keith Gunderson. (Minnesota studies in the philosophy of science, 7.) Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1975. Pp. vii, 424. $17.75.
    1977 466 citations Keith S. Donnellan Language profile →

Peers

Keith S. Donnellan
P. T. Geach United Kingdom
Ernest Lepore United States
Gareth Evans United Kingdom
Jerrold J. Katz United States
François Récanati France
Gottlob Frege Australia
Michael Devitt United States
Robert M. Harnish United States
J. M. E. Moravcsik United States
Zeno Vendler United States
P. T. Geach United Kingdom
Keith S. Donnellan
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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (2012). Essays on Reference, Language, and Mind. Oxford University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1993). There Is a Word for that Kind of Thing: An Investigation of Two Thought Experiments. Philosophical Perspectives. 7. 155–155. 12 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1990). Genuine Names and Knowledge by Acquaintance. dialectica. 44(1/2). 99–112. 6 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1989). Belief and the Identity of Reference. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 14. 275–288. 7 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1977). Language, mind, and knowledge . Ed. by Keith Gunderson. (Minnesota studies in the philosophy of science, 7.) Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1975. Pp. vii, 424. $17.75.. Language. 53(3). 714–722. 466 indexed citations breakdown →
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1977). The Contingent A Priori And Rigid Designators. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 2. 12–27. 66 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1974). Speaking of Nothing. The Philosophical Review. 83(1). 3–3. 96 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1973). Substances as Individuals. The Journal of Philosophy. 70(19). 711–711. 9 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1970). Causes, Objects, and Producers of the Emotions. The Journal of Philosophy. 67(21). 947–947. 5 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1970). Proper names and identifying descriptions. Synthese. 21(3-4). 335–358. 146 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1968). Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again. The Philosophical Review. 77(2). 203–203. 97 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1966). Substitution and Reference. The Journal of Philosophy. 63(21). 685–685. 13 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1966). Reference and Definite Descriptions. The Philosophical Review. 75(3). 281–281. 878 indexed citations breakdown →
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Donnellan, Keith S. & Anthony Kenny. (1965). Action, Emotion and Will.. The Philosophical Review. 74(4). 526–526. 275 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S. & Sidney Morgenbesser. (1963). Knowing What I am Doing. The Journal of Philosophy. 60(14). 401–409. 26 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S., Alice Ambrose, & Morris Lazerowitz. (1962). Logic: The Theory of Formal Inference.. The Philosophical Review. 71(4). 533–533. 3 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1962). Necessity and Criteria. The Journal of Philosophy. 59(22). 647–647. 34 indexed citations
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Donnellan, Keith S.. (1957). A Note on the Liar Paradox. The Philosophical Review. 66(3). 394–394. 2 indexed citations

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