Merold Westphal
Impact in
- Philosophy top 0.5%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism
- Philosophical Ethics and Theory
- Theology and Philosophy of Evil
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- Critical Theory and Philosophy
- Political Theology and Sovereignty
Papers in
- Philosophy 33
- Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence 13
- Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism 12
- Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel 6
- Theology and Philosophy of Evil 5
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- Critical Theory and Philosophy 7
- Political Economy and Marxism 6
- Co-authors
- Jean Hyppolite (1 shared paper)John Heckman (1 shared paper)C. Stephen Evans (1 shared paper)Burleigh Taylor Wilkins (1 shared paper)Lawrence J. Hatab (1 shared paper)Steven Crowell (1 shared paper)Richard Schacht (1 shared paper)Hubert L. Dreyfus (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Faith and Philosophy (9 papers)Modern Theology (4 papers)International Journal for Philosophy of Religion (3 papers)Religious Studies (2 papers)The Philosophical Review (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesChinaAustralia
In The Last Decade
Merold Westphal
57 papers receiving 693 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 89
- Philosophy 370
- Sociology and Political Science 382
- Religious studies 42
- Political Science and International Relations 165
- Literature and Literary Theory 73
Countries citing papers authored by Merold Westphal
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Fields of papers citing papers by Merold Westphal
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Co-authors
The 18 scholars most cited alongside Merold Westphal, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 69 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 | 384 | |
| 2 | 1976 | 95 | |
| 3 | 1989 | 86 | |
| 4 | 1976 | 84 | |
| 5 | 2001 | 26 | |
| 6 | Kierkegaard's critique of reason and society | 1987 | 22 |
| 7 | 2012 | 16 | |
| 8 | 2004 | 14 | |
| 9 | 1980 | 11 | |
| 10 | Christian Perspectives on Religious Knowledge | 1993 | 11 |
| 11 | Transcendence and Self-Transcendence: On God and the Soul | 2004 | 10 |
| 12 | 2001 | 9 | |
| 13 | God, Guilt, and Death: An Existential Phenomenology of Religion | 1984 | 8 |
| 14 | Becoming a self | 1996 | 8 |
| 15 | 2006 | 8 | |
| 16 | 2008 | 7 | |
| 17 | 1990 | 7 | |
| 18 | 1992 | 6 | |
| 19 | 1999 | 6 | |
| 20 | Hegel, freedom, and modernity | 1992 | 6 |
About Merold Westphal
Merold Westphal is a scholar working on Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Religious studies, having authored 69 papers that have together received 919 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence (13 papers), Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (12 papers), Critical Theory and Philosophy (7 papers), Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel (6 papers), Political Economy and Marxism (6 papers), Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (5 papers), Theology and Philosophy of Evil (5 papers) and Literary and Philosophical Studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Philosophy (370 citations), Sociology and Political Science (382 citations), Religious studies (42 citations), Political Science and International Relations (165 citations) and Literature and Literary Theory (73 citations). Merold Westphal has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Jean Hyppolite, John Heckman, C. Stephen Evans, Burleigh Taylor Wilkins, Lawrence J. Hatab, Steven Crowell, Richard Schacht, Hubert L. Dreyfus, Richard M. Martin and Alastair Hannay. Their work appears in journals such as Faith and Philosophy, Modern Theology, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Religious Studies and The Philosophical Review.
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