Trudy Govier

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Trudy Govier is a scholar working on Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Trudy Govier has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Philosophy, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Trudy Govier's work include Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (12 papers), Forgiveness and Related Behaviors (5 papers) and Philosophy and Theoretical Science (5 papers). Trudy Govier is often cited by papers focused on Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (12 papers), Forgiveness and Related Behaviors (5 papers) and Philosophy and Theoretical Science (5 papers). Trudy Govier collaborates with scholars based in Canada and South Africa. Trudy Govier's co-authors include Wilhelm Verwoerd, Katharina P. Coleman, Sharon Bailin, Robert C. Pinto, R.H. Johnson, Douglas Walton, Christopher W. Tindale, J. Anthony Blair, Michael A. Gilbert and David Hitchcock and has published in prestigious journals such as The Philosophical Quarterly, Mind and Hypatia.

In The Last Decade

Trudy Govier

67 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

A practical study of argument 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. A practical study of argument
    1985 431 citations Trudy Govier profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Trudy Govier Canada 19 523 503 359 268 233 74 1.8k
Sally McConnell‐Ginet United States 21 219 0.4× 419 0.8× 280 0.8× 179 0.7× 69 0.3× 38 3.2k
David Cooper United Kingdom 9 341 0.7× 645 1.3× 103 0.3× 191 0.7× 163 0.7× 18 2.0k
Rob Grootendorst Netherlands 19 836 1.6× 487 1.0× 1.1k 3.0× 153 0.6× 212 0.9× 62 3.4k
Mark Alfano Australia 20 351 0.7× 555 1.1× 181 0.5× 233 0.9× 109 0.5× 95 1.3k
Karen Tracy United States 29 215 0.4× 570 1.1× 181 0.5× 552 2.1× 72 0.3× 78 2.5k
Jane E. Lewin 7 443 0.8× 980 1.9× 259 0.7× 130 0.5× 179 0.8× 7 3.7k
Garrett Barden Iceland 6 285 0.5× 474 0.9× 42 0.1× 153 0.6× 120 0.5× 18 1.6k
Richard Warner United States 25 237 0.5× 2.0k 3.9× 84 0.2× 137 0.5× 384 1.6× 114 2.6k
David E. Linge United States 4 315 0.6× 524 1.0× 44 0.1× 165 0.6× 121 0.5× 6 1.7k
Seymour Chatman United States 19 275 0.5× 557 1.1× 278 0.8× 133 0.5× 63 0.3× 70 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Trudy Govier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Trudy Govier

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Govier, Trudy. (2017). Issues of Logicism and Objectivity. Informal Logic. 37(3). 211–222. 1 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy, et al.. (2016). Logic, Parables, and Argument. 2 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy, et al.. (2008). A Conception of Invitational Forgiveness. Journal of Social Philosophy. 39(3). 429–444. 5 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (2006). Taking wrongs seriously : acknowledgement, reconciliation, and the politics of sustainable peace. 27 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (2000). Acknowledgement and Forced Confession. 11(1). 5–20. 2 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1999). Forgiveness and the Unforgivable. American Philosophical Quarterly. 36(1). 59–75. 45 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1997). Social Trust and Human Communities. McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks. 133 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1997). Socrates' Children: Thinking and Knowing in the Western Tradition. 4 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1989). Analogies and Missing Premises. Informal Logic. 11(3). 32 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1988). Selected issues in logic and communication. 8 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1987). Problems in Argument Analysis and Evaluation. 164 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1984). Worries About Tu Quoque as a Fallacy. Informal Logic. 3(3). 4 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1984). Who Says There Are No Fallacies?. Informal Logic. 5(1). 8 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1984). Wellman`s Challenge and Response. Informal Logic. 2(2).
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Govier, Trudy. (1981). On Adler On Charity. Informal Logic. 4(3). 3 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1979). What Should We Do about Future People. American Philosophical Quarterly. 16(2). 4 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1973). TOLERANCE AND ‘DOGMATISM’ IN MORALS. Mind. LXXXII(325). 108–110. 1 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1972). Variations on Force and Vivacity in Hume. The Philosophical Quarterly. 22(86). 44–44. 8 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1972). Presuppositions, Conditions, and Consequences. Canadian Journal of Philosophy. 1(4). 443–456. 2 indexed citations
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Govier, Trudy. (1972). Is Conscientiousness Always—or Ever—a Virtue?. Dialogue. 11(2). 241–251. 2 indexed citations

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