Robert Merrihew Adams

7.2k total citations
81 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Merrihew Adams is a scholar working on Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Merrihew Adams has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Philosophy, 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 5 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in Robert Merrihew Adams's work include Theology and Philosophy of Evil (17 papers), Philosophical Ethics and Theory (10 papers) and War, Ethics, and Justification (5 papers). Robert Merrihew Adams is often cited by papers focused on Theology and Philosophy of Evil (17 papers), Philosophical Ethics and Theory (10 papers) and War, Ethics, and Justification (5 papers). Robert Merrihew Adams collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Robert Merrihew Adams's co-authors include Immanuel Kant, William E. Mann, J. L. Mackie, Allen W. Wood, George di Giovanni, Charles Hartshorne, Donald Rutherford, Nicholas Jolley, Marilyn McCord Adams and Robert Markley and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, American Psychologist and The Philosophical Review.

In The Last Decade

Robert Merrihew Adams

70 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Merrihew Adams United States 21 1.3k 604 470 317 244 81 2.1k
Anthony Kenny United States 26 1.2k 0.9× 497 0.8× 416 0.9× 372 1.2× 145 0.6× 121 2.3k
Cora Diamond United States 17 1.1k 0.8× 561 0.9× 251 0.5× 110 0.3× 106 0.4× 65 1.8k
Richard Feldman United States 19 1.6k 1.2× 810 1.3× 688 1.5× 268 0.8× 204 0.8× 51 1.8k
John Greco United States 22 1.6k 1.2× 800 1.3× 805 1.7× 191 0.6× 122 0.5× 82 1.9k
Hilary� Kornblith United States 20 1.6k 1.2× 904 1.5× 656 1.4× 508 1.6× 176 0.7× 61 2.2k
Galen Strawson United Kingdom 20 1.0k 0.8× 637 1.1× 761 1.6× 290 0.9× 97 0.4× 73 1.8k
Linda Zagzebski United States 21 2.1k 1.6× 637 1.1× 1.0k 2.2× 158 0.5× 311 1.3× 79 2.9k
Jonathan Dancy United Kingdom 17 1.2k 0.9× 511 0.8× 710 1.5× 157 0.5× 209 0.9× 83 1.7k
Paul Guyer United States 24 1.9k 1.4× 578 1.0× 371 0.8× 507 1.6× 473 1.9× 154 2.7k
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty United States 22 734 0.6× 209 0.3× 294 0.6× 122 0.4× 219 0.9× 74 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Merrihew Adams

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (2016). Divine Command Metaethics Modified Again. Journal of Religious Ethics. 7(1). 14 indexed citations
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Rawls, John F., et al.. (2010). Über Sünde, Glaube und Religion. Suhrkamp eBooks.
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (2006). A Theory of virtue : excellence in being for the good. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 106 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1999). Leibniz: Determinist, Theist, Idealist. Oxford University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1999). Leibniz's Theories of Contingency. Oxford University Press eBooks. 63(4). 9–52. 2 indexed citations
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Kant, Immanuel & Robert Merrihew Adams. (1998). Kant: <I>Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason</I>. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 145 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1997). Symbolic Value. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 21. 1–15. 2 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1995). Moral Faith. The Journal of Philosophy. 92(2). 75–95. 21 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1994). Workersʼ Compensation: How to Make it Work for You and Your Patient. American Journal of Contact Dermatitis. 5(2). 60–69. 1 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew & William Alston. (1994). Religious Disagreements and Doxastic Practices. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 54(4). 885–885.
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Adams, Robert Merrihew, et al.. (1987). Vocation. Faith and Philosophy. 4(4). 448–462. 4 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1986). Time and Thisness. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 11. 315–329. 43 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1983). Phenomenalism and Corporeal Substance in Leibniz. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 8. 217–257. 6 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1977). Middle Knowledge and the Problem of Evil. American Philosophical Quarterly. 14(2). 78 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1977). Kierkegaard’s Arguments Against Objective Reasoning In Religion. The Monist. 60(2). 228–243. 12 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1976). Motive Utilitarianism. The Journal of Philosophy. 73(14). 467–481. 67 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1973). Berkeley’s “Notion” of Spiritual Substance. Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie. 55(1). 47–69. 8 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew. (1970). Tropical Fish Aquariums. JAMA. 211(3). 457–457. 21 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew & D. Z. Phillips. (1970). The Concept of Prayer.. The Philosophical Review. 79(2). 282–282. 7 indexed citations
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Adams, Robert Merrihew, et al.. (1952). A New Neolithic Industry: The Yarmukian of Palestine. Artibus Asiae. 15(3). 296–296. 15 indexed citations

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