David Pears
Impact in
- Philosophy top 0.2%
- Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
- Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Philosophical Ethics and Theory
- Classical Philosophy and Thought
- History and Philosophy of Science top 0.5%
- Philosophy, Science, and History
- Philosophy and History of Science
Papers in
- Philosophy 33
- Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications 27
- Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education 6
- Philosophical Ethics and Theory 5
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- Philosophy and Theoretical Science 7
- Co-authors
- Tom Richards (1 shared paper)Bertrand Russell (2 shared papers)Ludwig Wittgenstein (3 shared papers)Annette C. Baier (2 shared papers)Jonathan E. Adler (1 shared paper)David Charles (1 shared paper)Brian McGuinness (1 shared paper)William Child (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The Philosophical Quarterly (5 papers)The Philosophical Review (5 papers)The Journal of Philosophy (4 papers)Synthese (3 papers)Mind (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesIndia
In The Last Decade
David Pears
68 papers receiving 814 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 92
- Philosophy 697
- History and Philosophy of Science 296
- General Psychology 49
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 444
- Theoretical Computer Science 32
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside David Pears, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | 142 | |
| 2 | 1973 | 68 | |
| 3 | Bertrand Russell and the British Tradition in Philosophy | 1967 | 66 |
| 4 | 1988 | 58 | |
| 5 | 1986 | 56 | |
| 6 | 1977 | 55 | |
| 7 | 1991 | 50 | |
| 8 | 1996 | 39 | |
| 9 | 1978 | 38 | |
| 10 | Russell's Logical Atomism | 1972 | 38 |
| 11 | 1991 | 35 | |
| 12 | 1991 | 35 | |
| 13 | 2001 | 32 | |
| 14 | 1980 | 30 | |
| 15 | Wittgensteinian Themes: Essays in Honour of David Pears | 2001 | 24 |
| 16 | 1994 | 22 | |
| 17 | What is knowledge | 1971 | 18 |
| 18 | 1986 | 18 | |
| 19 | 1993 | 17 | |
| 20 | 2004 | 16 |
About David Pears
David Pears is a scholar working on Philosophy, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, History and Philosophy of Science, General Social Sciences and Social Psychology, having authored 82 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications (27 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (7 papers), Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education (6 papers), Philosophy, Science, and History (5 papers), Philosophical Ethics and Theory (5 papers), Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies (4 papers), Hume's philosophy and hair distribution (4 papers) and Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Philosophy (697 citations), History and Philosophy of Science (296 citations), General Psychology (49 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (444 citations) and Theoretical Computer Science (32 citations). David Pears has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. Frequent co-authors include Tom Richards, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Annette C. Baier, Jonathan E. Adler, David Charles, Brian McGuinness, William Child, Stuart Hampshire and B. A. O. Williams. Their work appears in journals such as The Philosophical Quarterly, The Philosophical Review, The Journal of Philosophy, Synthese and Mind.
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