Paul Hoffman

1.2k total citations
29 papers, 351 citations indexed

About

Paul Hoffman is a scholar working on Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Hoffman has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 351 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Philosophy, 8 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 5 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Paul Hoffman's work include Classical Philosophy and Thought (7 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (7 papers) and Medieval and Classical Philosophy (5 papers). Paul Hoffman is often cited by papers focused on Classical Philosophy and Thought (7 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (7 papers) and Medieval and Classical Philosophy (5 papers). Paul Hoffman collaborates with scholars based in United States. Paul Hoffman's co-authors include Peter Alexander, Gideon Yaffe, David Owen, John Martin Fischer, Steven G. Krantz, Peter J. Markie, John W. Cooper, Kenneth Maxwell and Albert A. Mullin and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, The Philosophical Review and The Journal of Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

Paul Hoffman

27 papers receiving 243 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul Hoffman United States 12 213 199 48 29 29 29 351
Thomas M. Lennon Canada 10 216 1.0× 252 1.3× 46 1.0× 24 0.8× 37 1.3× 54 371
Kenneth P. Winkler United States 9 206 1.0× 130 0.7× 51 1.1× 18 0.6× 17 0.6× 25 289
Dominik Perler Germany 7 184 0.9× 74 0.4× 26 0.5× 17 0.6× 14 0.5× 51 241
Simo Knuuttila Finland 10 187 0.9× 58 0.3× 26 0.5× 18 0.6× 46 1.6× 41 298
Christopher Shields United States 10 241 1.1× 47 0.2× 53 1.1× 36 1.2× 10 0.3× 35 322
Robert Bolton United States 9 205 1.0× 58 0.3× 31 0.6× 15 0.5× 8 0.3× 16 298
John Boler United States 7 122 0.6× 70 0.4× 26 0.5× 11 0.4× 10 0.3× 22 188
Lloyd P. Gerson Canada 11 313 1.5× 38 0.2× 29 0.6× 13 0.4× 25 0.9× 74 385
Gisela Striker United States 11 312 1.5× 40 0.2× 22 0.5× 30 1.0× 12 0.4× 26 407
Sheldon M. Cohen United States 11 168 0.8× 46 0.2× 53 1.1× 12 0.4× 5 0.2× 31 242

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Hoffman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Hoffman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Hoffman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hoffman, Paul. (2011). Final Causation in Spinoza. 14(1). 40–50. 2 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (2011). Hume on the Distinction of Reason. British Journal for the History of Philosophy. 19(6). 1131–1141. 2 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (2009). Essays on Descartes. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 16 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (2007). Descartes's Watch Analogy. British Journal for the History of Philosophy. 15(3). 561–567. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (2006). Thomas Reid's Notion of Exertion. Journal of the history of philosophy. 44(3). 431–447. 1 indexed citations
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Maxwell, Kenneth & Paul Hoffman. (2003). Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight. Foreign Affairs. 82(6). 165–165. 3 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (2003). Plato on Appetitive Desires in the Republic. Apeiron. 36(2). 2 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (2002). Descartes's Theory of Distinction. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 64(1). 57–78. 29 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (1996). Descartes on Misrepresentation. Journal of the history of philosophy. 34(3). 357–381. 17 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (1995). Archimedes' Revenge. 6 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (1995). Freedom and strength of will: Descartes and Albritton. Philosophical Studies. 77(2-3). 241–260. 9 indexed citations
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Fischer, John Martin & Paul Hoffman. (1994). Alternative Possibilities: A Reply To Lamb. The Journal of Philosophy. 91(6). 321–326. 8 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul, et al.. (1993). N is a number : a portrait of Paul Erdős. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (1991). Three Dualist Theories of the Passions. Philosophical Topics. 19(1). 153–200. 13 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (1990). CARTESIAN PASSIONS AND CARTESIAN DUALISM. Pacific philosophical quarterly. 71(4). 310–333. 18 indexed citations
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Cooper, John W. & Paul Hoffman. (1990). Archimedes' Revenge. The Joys and Perils of Mathematics. Leonardo. 23(1). 150–150. 4 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul & Peter J. Markie. (1989). Descartes's Gambit.. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 50(1). 199–199. 6 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul & Peter Alexander. (1987). Ideas, Qualities and Corpuscles: Locke and Boyle on the External World.. The Philosophical Review. 96(4). 603–603. 32 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (1986). The Unity of Descartes's Man. The Philosophical Review. 95(3). 339–339. 53 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Paul. (1971). Le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement. Tiers-Monde. 12(46). 267–278. 31 indexed citations

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