Thomas McCarthy
Impact in
- Communication top 0.5%
- Social Media and Politics
- Philosophy top 0.1%
Papers in
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- Critical Theory and Philosophy 12
- Religious and Theological Studies 2
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- Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education 3
- Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity 3
- Philosophical Ethics and Theory 2
- Co-authors
- C. Fred Alford (1 shared paper)Shierry Weber Nicholsen (1 shared paper)Christian Lenhardt (1 shared paper)David Weberman (1 shared paper)Nanette Funk (1 shared paper)Julius Sensat (1 shared paper)Fred Dallmayr (1 shared paper)Max Horkheimer (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The Philosophical Review (5 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (3 papers)Constellations (3 papers)Critical Inquiry (2 papers)Philosophy & Social Criticism (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesPhilippines
In The Last Decade
Thomas McCarthy
41 papers receiving 5.9k citations
Thomas McCarthy's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 159
- Communication 794
- Philosophy 1.1k
- Sociology and Political Science 3.5k
- Public Administration 260
- Political Science and International Relations 1.7k
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 50 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action. Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 2198 |
| 2 | Communication and the Evolution of Society Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 1682 |
| 3 | The Theory of Communicative Action. Vol. 1: Reason and the Rationalization of Society. Hit paper breakdown → | 1986 | 779 |
| 4 | Reason and the rationalization of society Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 584 |
| 5 | The theory of communicative action. Volume 2, Lifeworld andsystem : a critique of functionalist reason Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 468 |
| 6 | The Critical Theory of Jurgen Habermas. Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 462 |
| 7 | Lifeworld and system : a critique of functionalist reason | 1987 | 363 |
| 8 | Understanding and Social Inquiry | 1977 | 278 |
| 9 | 1994 | 183 | |
| 10 | 1993 | 182 | |
| 11 | 1979 | 98 | |
| 12 | 1981 | 86 | |
| 13 | 1982 | 86 | |
| 14 | 1973 | 83 | |
| 15 | 1990 | 72 | |
| 16 | 1985 | 65 | |
| 17 | 1973 | 60 | |
| 18 | 2002 | 43 | |
| 19 | 1990 | 36 | |
| 20 | Reflections on Rationalization in the Theory of Communicative Action | 1984 | 18 |
About Thomas McCarthy
Thomas McCarthy is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, General Social Sciences and Classics, having authored 50 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Critical Theory and Philosophy (12 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (4 papers), Philosophical Thought and Analysis (4 papers), Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education (3 papers), Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity (3 papers), Philosophical Ethics and Theory (2 papers), Renaissance Literature and Culture (2 papers) and Religious and Theological Studies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Communication (794 citations), Philosophy (1.1k citations), Sociology and Political Science (3.5k citations), Public Administration (260 citations) and Political Science and International Relations (1.7k citations). Thomas McCarthy has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Philippines. Frequent co-authors include C. Fred Alford, Shierry Weber Nicholsen, Christian Lenhardt, David Weberman, Nanette Funk, Julius Sensat, Fred Dallmayr, Max Horkheimer, William E. Connolly and Andrzej Rapaczynski. Their work appears in journals such as The Philosophical Review, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Constellations, Critical Inquiry and Philosophy & Social Criticism.
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