L. W. Sumner

2.3k total citations
44 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

L. W. Sumner is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, L. W. Sumner has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in L. W. Sumner's work include Philosophical Ethics and Theory (4 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (4 papers) and Ethics in medical practice (4 papers). L. W. Sumner is often cited by papers focused on Philosophical Ethics and Theory (4 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (4 papers) and Ethics in medical practice (4 papers). L. W. Sumner collaborates with scholars based in Canada. L. W. Sumner's co-authors include R. G. Frey, Tom Regan, John G. Slater, Fred Wilson, Peter H. Hare, Newton Garver, James P. Sterba, Laurence Thomas and Robert M. Veatch and has published in prestigious journals such as The Philosophical Review, The Journal of Philosophy and Noûs.

In The Last Decade

L. W. Sumner

40 papers receiving 787 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. W. Sumner Canada	14	291	237	236	228	213	44	1.0k
John Kekes United States	17	274 0.9×	167 0.7×	178 0.8×	155 0.7×	239 1.1×	101	847
Rosalind Hursthouse New Zealand	13	560 1.9×	173 0.7×	139 0.6×	470 2.1×	229 1.1×	32	1.2k
Bernard Williams Australia	7	550 1.9×	70 0.3×	199 0.8×	272 1.2×	196 0.9×	9	1.1k
Shelly Kagan United States	15	713 2.5×	148 0.6×	312 1.3×	610 2.7×	205 1.0×	34	1.3k
Laura W. Ekstrom United States	9	288 1.0×	81 0.3×	137 0.6×	273 1.2×	146 0.7×	23	981
J. J. C. Smart Australia	4	489 1.7×	87 0.4×	329 1.4×	394 1.7×	230 1.1×	9	1.2k
F. M. Kamm United States	19	623 2.1×	113 0.5×	351 1.5×	728 3.2×	264 1.2×	88	1.4k
George Sher United States	14	426 1.5×	76 0.3×	382 1.6×	387 1.7×	236 1.1×	72	983
John Christman United States	18	443 1.5×	76 0.3×	394 1.7×	434 1.9×	322 1.5×	33	1.4k
Ben Bradley United States	18	380 1.3×	105 0.4×	77 0.3×	300 1.3×	126 0.6×	57	1.0k

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Sumner, L. W.. (2013). Ishani Maitra and Mary Kate McGowan (eds.), Speech and Harm: Controversies over Free Speech. Social Theory and Practice. 39(4). 710–718. 1 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (2011). Assisted Death: A Study in Ethics and Law. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 15 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (2011). Criminalizing Expression: Hate Speech and Obscenity. Oxford University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (2011). Assisted Death. Oxford University Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (2004). The Hateful and the Obscene. University of Toronto Press eBooks. 22 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (1992). Welfare, Happiness, and Pleasure. Utilitas. 4(2). 199–223. 13 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (1988). Animal Welfare and Animal Rights. The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine. 13(2). 159–175. 10 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (1987). Justice Contracted. Dialogue. 26(3). 523–548. 1 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (1986). Subjectivity and Moral Standing. 8. 1–15. 1 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (1986). The Ethics of Environmental Concern. Environmental Ethics. 8(1). 77–82. 7 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W. & Tom Regan. (1986). The Case for Animal Rights.. Noûs. 20(3). 425–425. 38 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (1983). The Canadian Harp Seal Hunt: A Moral Assessment. WBI Studies Repository. 4(2). 108–116. 2 indexed citations

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Thomas, Laurence & L. W. Sumner. (1983). Abortion and Moral Theory.. Noûs. 17(2). 323–323. 2 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W., et al.. (1981). Pragmatism and Purpose: Essays Presented to Thomas A. Goudge. University of Toronto Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (1979). The Good and the Right. Canadian Journal of Philosophy Supplementary Volume. 5. 99–114. 13 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (1978). The Moral Status of Animals.By Stephen R.L. Clark. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1977. 221 pages.. Dialogue. 17(3). 570–575. 1 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (1977). Rawls and the Contract Theory of Civil Disobedience^*. Canadian Journal of Philosophy Supplementary Volume. 3. 1–48.

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Sumner, L. W.. (1974). Toward a Credible View of Abortion. Canadian Journal of Philosophy. 4(1). 163–181. 2 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W.. (1974). More Light on the Later Mill. The Philosophical Review. 83(4). 504–504. 6 indexed citations

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Sumner, L. W., et al.. (1969). Necessary Truth a Book of Readings. Random House eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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