Robert Paul Wolff

2.5k total citations
50 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Paul Wolff is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Paul Wolff has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Robert Paul Wolff's work include Philosophical Ethics and Theory (3 papers), Political Economy and Marxism (3 papers) and Anarchism and Radical Politics (3 papers). Robert Paul Wolff is often cited by papers focused on Philosophical Ethics and Theory (3 papers), Political Economy and Marxism (3 papers) and Anarchism and Radical Politics (3 papers). Robert Paul Wolff collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Robert Paul Wolff's co-authors include Barrington Moore, Herbert Marcuse, H. S. Thayer, Nathan Glazer, William H. Baumer, Mary Gregor, Immanuel Kant, Thomas E. Hill, Graham Bird and David Schweickart and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, The Philosophical Review and The Journal of Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

Robert Paul Wolff

42 papers receiving 779 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 Paul Wolff United States 17 379 312 294 108 62 50 1.1k
Alan Ryan United Kingdom 20 394 1.0× 394 1.3× 328 1.1× 170 1.6× 34 0.5× 78 1.2k
Ernst Bloch 17 636 1.7× 203 0.7× 292 1.0× 74 0.7× 47 0.8× 84 1.2k
Karl‐Otto Apel Germany 18 371 1.0× 170 0.5× 283 1.0× 85 0.8× 40 0.6× 91 944
Frank Kermode United States 16 495 1.3× 112 0.4× 338 1.1× 81 0.8× 87 1.4× 98 1.8k
György Lukács 20 795 2.1× 204 0.7× 297 1.0× 100 0.9× 38 0.6× 107 1.7k
Roland A. Champagne United States 13 568 1.5× 156 0.5× 271 0.9× 103 1.0× 94 1.5× 61 1.7k
Ralph Flores 9 578 1.5× 149 0.5× 232 0.8× 100 0.9× 58 0.9× 27 1.5k
Georges Bataille Brazil 17 579 1.5× 185 0.6× 407 1.4× 41 0.4× 80 1.3× 113 1.6k
Richard Macksey 9 661 1.7× 136 0.4× 252 0.9× 94 0.9× 54 0.9× 33 2.1k
Christine Brooke‐Rose United Kingdom 9 365 1.0× 116 0.4× 152 0.5× 92 0.9× 61 1.0× 32 1.1k

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All Works

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Wolff, Robert Paul. (2011). What Good Is a Liberal Education?. Qui Parle. 20(1). 137–151.
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Wolff, Robert Paul, et al.. (2004). The Pimple on Adonis's Nose: A Dialogue on the Concept of Merit in the Affirmative Action Debate. Hastings law journal. 56(3). 379. 1 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul. (1998). 18. In Defense of Anarchism. 115–116. 93 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul. (1997). Robert Howell, 1992, Kant's Transcendental Deduction: An Analysis of Main Themes in His Critical Philosophy. Synthese. 113(1). 117–144. 1 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul. (1990). Narrative Time. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 15. 210–223. 1 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul. (1988). Moneybags Must Be So Lucky: On the Literary Structure of Capital. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 17 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul. (1986). Philosophy in South Africa. The Philosophical Forum. 18(2). 3 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul, et al.. (1979). Understanding Rawls: A Reconstruction and Critique of a Theory of Justice.. The Journal of Philosophy. 76(9). 496–496. 34 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul, Herbert Marcuse, & Barrington Moore. (1977). Crítica de la tolerancia pura. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 1 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul. (1974). Marcuse's Theory of Toleration. Polity. 6(4). 469–479. 3 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul, Barrington Moore, & Herbert Marcuse. (1973). Kritik der reinen Toleranz. Suhrkamp eBooks. 18 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul. (1973). There's Nobody Here But Us Persons. The Philosophical Forum. 5(1). 8 indexed citations
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Rostow, Eugene V., et al.. (1972). The Crisis of Liberal Legalism. The Yale Law Journal. 81(5). 1032–1032. 1 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul. (1971). The rule of law. 14 indexed citations
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Thayer, H. S. & Robert Paul Wolff. (1970). Pragmatism : the classic writings. 92 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul. (1970). Maximization of Expected Utility as a Criterion of Rationality in Military Strategy and Foreign Policy. Social Theory and Practice. 1(1). 99–111. 5 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul. (1969). The ideal of the university. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 45 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul & Immanuel Kant. (1967). Kant : a collection of critical essays. University of Notre Dame Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations
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Wolff, Robert Paul. (1966). A Refutation of Rawls' Theorem on Justice. The Journal of Philosophy. 63(7). 179–179. 6 indexed citations

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