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Philosophical Explorations is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Free Will and Agency, Philosophical Ethics and Theory.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Philosophical Explorations 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Free Will and Agency Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy and Theoretical Science Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
ISSN1386-9795
Citation impact (2-yr)1.32
h-index58
i10-index267
Total citations12,842
Top institutions publishing hereFlorida State University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Philosophical Explorations per year

22
2014
21
2015
24
2016
37
2017
32
2018
17
2019
23
2020
36
2021
34
2022
20
2023
24
2024
18
2025

Citation impact of Philosophical Explorations by publication year

489
2014
356
2015
209
2016
754
2017
379
2018
231
2019
80
2020
212
2021
227
2022
60
2023
45
2024
14
2025

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Most-cited papers in Philosophical Explorations

The emotional basis of moral judgments

Jesse Prinz · 21 Feb 2006

Recent work in cognitive science provides overwhelming evidence for a link between emotion and moral judgment. I review findings from psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and research on psychopathology and conclude that emotions are not merely correlated with moral judgments but they are also, in some sense, both necessary and sufficient. I then use these findings along…

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THE RISE AND FALL OF EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY

Antti Kauppinen · 1 Jun 2007

In disputes about conceptual analysis, each side typically appeals to pre-theoretical ‘intuitions’ about particular cases. Recently, many naturalistically oriented philosophers have suggested that these appeals should be understood as empirical hypotheses about what people would say when presented with descriptions of situations, and have consequently conducted surveys on non-specialists. I argue that this philosophical research…

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The reality of moral expectations: A sociology of situated judgement

Luc Boltanski, Laurent Thévenot · 1 Sep 2000

Abstract The paper offers a modelling of the sense of justice as it is displayed in ordinary situated disputes. While this model accounts for a plurality of legitimate forms of evaluation which are used in the process of critique and justification, it escapes a relativism of values by demonstrating that all these forms satisfy a…

272 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Logic of Team Reasoning

Robert Sugden · 1 Sep 2003

Abstract Almost all decision theory presupposes that agency is invested in individuals. Each individual is represented as making decisions in the light of his or her own preferences and beliefs. A person may have preferences about consequences of her actions which affect other people; but these are still her preferences. She may have beliefs about…

233 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Neuroscience, Intentionality and Free Will: Reply to Habermas

John R. Searle · 1 Mar 2007

I agree with much of Habermas's article ‘The Language Game of Responsible Agency and the Problem of Free Will,’ but concentrate on disagreements. (i) He is wrong to think the language game of neuroscience is somehow at odds with the language game of rational intentionality. I argue that they give different levels of description of…

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Philosophical Explorations uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Philosophical Explorations 12 (3): 45–58.
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