What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Law
- Epistemology
- Social science
His primary areas of investigation include Epistemology, Contemporary philosophy, Philosophy of science, Analytic philosophy and General interest.
Philip Kitcher merges Epistemology with Illusion in his study.
His Contemporary philosophy research includes themes of Naturalized epistemology, Sociological naturalism, Trace, Classics and Philosophy of language.
He combines subjects such as Law, Pluralism, Democracy and Sociology of scientific knowledge with his study of Philosophy of science.
Social science and Environmental ethics is closely connected to Public debate in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Democracy.
Philip Kitcher interconnects Unification and Conjunction in the investigation of issues within Analytic philosophy.
His most cited work include:
- Science, Truth, and Democracy (795 citations)
- The Advancement of Science (786 citations)
- The advancement of science : science without legend, objectivity without illusions (590 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Philip Kitcher spends much of his time researching Epistemology, Philosophy of science, Democracy, Environmental ethics and Contemporary philosophy.
His work on Epistemology deals in particular with Pragmatism, Realism, Sociobiology, Metaphysics and Western philosophy.
His Philosophy of science research includes elements of Ideal and Sociology of scientific knowledge.
His work on Social science expands to the thematically related Environmental ethics.
His Contemporary philosophy research focuses on Analytic philosophy in particular.
He connects Analytic philosophy with General interest in his research.
He most often published in these fields:
- Epistemology (37.75%)
- Philosophy of science (10.29%)
- Democracy (9.31%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2021)?
- Epistemology (37.75%)
- Democracy (9.31%)
- Pragmatism (2.94%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of study are Epistemology, Democracy, Pragmatism, Philosophy of science and Social science.
His works in Realism, Social epistemology, Metaphysics, Subject and Action are all subjects of inquiry into Epistemology.
Philip Kitcher has researched Democracy in several fields, including Aesthetics, Political economy, Knowledge level, Public relations and Character.
His Pragmatism study combines topics in areas such as Positivism and Set.
The concepts of his Philosophy of science study are interwoven with issues in Ideal, Special sciences and Ethical issues.
His Social science research integrates issues from Ethology, Environmental ethics and Secularism.
Between 2010 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Science in a Democratic Society (274 citations)
- The Ethical Project (191 citations)
- PHILOSOPHY INSIDE OUT (46 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Law
- Epistemology
- Social science
His primary scientific interests are in Epistemology, Social science, Secularism, Philosophy of science and Ideal.
Much of his study explores Epistemology relationship to Politics.
His Social science research incorporates themes from Environmental ethics, Naturalism and Democracy.
His Democracy study incorporates themes from Promotion and Science policy.
His study in Philosophy of science is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Variety and Public debate.
His Ideal research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Knowledge level, Flourishing and Public relations.
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