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Modern Philosophy

Modern Philosophy is the historical period of Western philosophical thought, typically beginning in the seventeenth century, characterized by its systematic emphasis on human reason, empirical inquiry, and epistemological foundations as alternatives to medieval scholasticism.

8.4K

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555.8K

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1.4K

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2017–2026

721

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Authors

7.2K

  1. LW
    Lewis White Beck

    University of Rochester, United States

    13 publications · 1.6K citations

    13

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  2. RR
    Richard Rorty

    Princeton University, United States

    14 publications · 1.7K citations

    12

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  3. PA
    Paul Arthur Schilpp

    Northwestern University, United States

    12 publications · 4.1K citations

    12

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  4. PG
    Paul Guyer

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    11 publications · 603 citations

    11

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  5. CK
    Colin Koopman

    University of Oregon, United States

    11 publications · 342 citations

    11

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Institutions

1.4K

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    27 h-index

    51 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    25 h-index

    58 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    24 h-index

    47 publications

    2.4K citations

  4. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    21 h-index

    36 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    21 h-index

    27 publications

    4.7K citations

  6. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    20 h-index

    32 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    20 h-index

    31 publications

    2K citations

  8. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    20 h-index

    29 publications

    1.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 661 publications · 112.1K citations

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  2. The Philosophical Review

    284 publications · 38.9K citations

    91

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  3. The Philosophical Quarterly

    224 publications · 20.4K citations

    63

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  4. Journal of the history of philosophy

    JHP · 156 publications · 6.6K citations

    50

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  5. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

    PPR · 138 publications · 9.6K citations

    48

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See also

Modern Philosophy

Core Themes

Major Schools

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