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Sympathy Principle

The "Sympathy Principle" is a theoretical construct in the study of magic beliefs that posits a causal connection between objects or events based on perceived similarities or prior associations, distinguishing it from other explanatory frameworks by its reliance on symbolic resonance rather than empirical causality.

32

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2.5K

Citations

40

Authors

19

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4

Variants

Law Of Sympathy

Parents

Publications

32

Operation of the laws of sympathetic magic in disgust and other domains.

Paul Rozin, Linda Millman, Carol Nemeroff · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1986 · 1.1K citations

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Adam Smith's Science of Morals.

A. W. Coats, T. D. Campbell · The Economic History Review · 1972 · 170 citations

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<i>Das Adam Smith Problem</i>: Its Origins, the Stages of the Current Debate, and One Implication for Our Understanding of Sympathy

Leonidas Montes · Journal of the History of Economic Thought · 2003 · 146 citations

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Operation of the laws of sympathetic magic in disgust and other domains.

Paul Rozin, Linda Millman, Carol Nemeroff · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1986 · 132 citations

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Adam Smith's Science of Morals.

Páll S. Árdal, T. D. Campbell · The Philosophical Review · 1973 · 104 citations

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Authors

40

  1. TD
    T. D. Campbell

    Australian National University, Australia

    3 publications · 320 citations

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  2. JB
    Joan Bailey

    City University of New York, United States

    2 publications · 22 citations

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  3. CN
    Carol Nemeroff

    Arizona State University, United States

    2 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. HJ
    H. J. N. Horsburgh

    Universidade do Porto, Portugal

    1 publications · 46 citations

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  5. RL
    Ruth Leys

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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Institutions

19

  1. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  3. Ewha Womans University

    Seoul, South Korea

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  4. Birkbeck, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  5. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  6. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  7. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  8. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

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Venues

  1. Rehabilitation Psychology

    2 publications · 22 citations

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    2 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. The Philosophical Quarterly

    2 publications · 105 citations

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  4. The Philosophical Review

    2 publications · 176 citations

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