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Philosophical Perspectives is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Philosophical Ethics and Theory.

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

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Publishes research inEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy and Theoretical Science Philosophical Ethics and Theory Free Will and Agency Philosophy and History of Science
ISSN1520-8583
Citation impact (2-yr)0.56
h-index100
i10-index414
Total citations36,080
Article processing charge$3,050
Top institutions publishing herePrinceton University
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Philosophical Perspectives per year

16
2014
17
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17
2016
19
2017
15
2018
11
2019
10
2020
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2022
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Citation impact of Philosophical Perspectives by publication year

825
2014
767
2015
663
2016
527
2017
196
2018
99
2019
208
2020
164
2021
209
2022
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2023
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Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Philosophical Perspectives

The Intrinsic Quality of Experience

Gilbert Harman · 1 Jan 1990

There are three familiar and related arguments against psychophysical functionalism and the computer model of the mind. The first is that we are directly aware of intrinsic features of our experience and argues that there is no way to account for this awareness in a functional view. The second claims that a person blind from…

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How to be a Fallibilist

Stewart Cohen · 1 Jan 1988

The acceptance of fallibilism in epistemology is virtually universal. Any theory of knowledge that endorses the principle that S knows q on the basis of reason r only if r entails q, is doomed to a skeptical conclusion. Fallibilist theories reject this entailment principle thereby avoiding this immediate skeptical result. The acceptance of fallibilism derives…

The Deontological Conception of Epistemic Justification

William P. Alston · 1 Jan 1988

The terms, 'justified', 'justification', and their cognates are most naturally understood in what we may term a way, as having to do with obligation, permission, requirement, blame, and the like. We may think of requirement, prohibition, and permission as the basic deontological terms, with obligation, and duty as species of requirement, and with responsibility, blameworthiness,…

What Is "Naturalized Epistemology?"

Jaegwon Kim · 1 Jan 1988

In this section, Kim argues that “Epistemology is a normative discipline as much as, and in the same sense as, normative ethics.” In particular, he argues that epistemology is dominated by the concept of justification, and that justification is a strongly normative notion, i.e. a justified belief is good or right in some way. “But…

Philosophical Perspectives template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Philosophical Perspectives use?
Philosophical Perspectives uses Author–year (Chicago) 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 Perspectives 12 (3): 45–58.
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