Philosophy papers

Pofolia’s corpus holds 104 papers from Philosophy (1994–2026), each with a short summary. Below, the 20 most-cited, then the most recently added.

At a glance

• Most cited: Descarte's error : emotion, reason, and the human brain (1994, 9,503 citations).
• The 20 papers listed have 54,731 citations between them.
• 2 of the 3 with a known journal quartile appeared in a Q1 journal.
• 5 have a free full text (open access).
• Most frequent journals: Cambridge University Press eBooks, Princeton University Press eBooks, Alceu.
• Published between 1994 and 2023.

Most cited

Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”. How to read the signals

• Descarte's error : emotion, reason, and the human brain

  DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) · 1994 · 9,503 citations

  Neurological evidence shows rational decision-making requires emotion and feeling, not just logic.

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• Tractatus logico-philosophicus

  Anthem Press eBooks · 2021 · FWCI 479.78 · 4,902 citations

  This abstract describes the historical significance and publication of Ludwig Wittgenstein's "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus," the only philosophical work he published during his lifetime, first appearing in 1921.

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• 58. Contingency, Irony and Solidarity

  Princeton University Press eBooks · 2015 · FWCI 1902.92 · 3,750 citations

  Richard Rorty's 1989 book argues that thinkers like Nietzsche and Wittgenstein have shown societies they are historical contingencies, not expressions of fixed human nature.

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• Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

  Nordic Wittgenstein Review · 2023 · Q2 · FWCI 1110.93 · 3,280 citations · Open access

  This work presents three parallel, tree-structured editions of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, offering new organizational frameworks for the original German text and two major English translations.

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• Toward the future of psychiatric diagnosis: the seven pillars of RDoC

  BMC Medicine · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 1290.71 · 3,085 citations · Open access

  The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project aims to revolutionize psychiatric diagnosis by moving beyond symptom-based classifications to a framework grounded in neurobiology and observable behavior.

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• Learning From Experience

  2023 · FWCI 1.26 · 3,036 citations

  Wilfred R. Bion's seminal work, "Learning from Experience," is highlighted as his most important contribution, focusing on how emotions and the capacity to tolerate frustration are interwoven with the lifelong process of understanding and acquiring knowledge.

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• Being and Nothingness

  2022 · FWCI 1.73 · 2,946 citations

  This new translation of Jean-Paul Sartre's "Being and Nothingness" makes his seminal 1943 work on the human condition available to a new generation. It argues that individuals are solely responsible for creating their own significance and values.

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• Groundwork of The Metaphysic of Morals

  2020 · FWCI 534.95 · 2,765 citations

  This foundational text argues that a pure, abstract 'metaphysic of morals' must precede and underpin all moral philosophy, separate from empirical considerations like anthropology or theology.

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• Hermeneutics and the Human Sciences

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2016 · FWCI 288.40 · 2,652 citations

  This collection presents previously untranslated essays by Paul Ricoeur, offering a lucid introduction to his contributions to sociological theory, hermeneutics, and their implications for various disciplines.

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• Organizations in Action

  2017 · FWCI 25.02 · 2,091 citations

  This classic multidisciplinary study proposes 95 distinct propositions about complex organizational behavior, focusing on organizations as entities rather than solely on individual actions.

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• An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

  Princeton University Press eBooks · 2018 · FWCI 1154.25 · 2,083 citations

  This is a digitized version of a foundational text on utilitarianism and legal theory, made available through Google Books and the Internet Archive.

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• Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande

  Macat Library eBooks · 2017 · FWCI 100.47 · 2,064 citations

  Edward Evans-Pritchard's 1937 work demonstrated that the Azande people's beliefs in witchcraft, oracles, and magic, often seen as irrational by Western standards, formed a coherent and functional system within their cultural context.

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• Habeas Viscus: Racializing Assemblages, Biopolitics, and Black Feminist Theories of the Human

  2014 · FWCI 489.71 · 1,987 citations

  This work introduces the concept of "racializing assemblages," arguing that race is a core process that categorizes beings into full humans, not-quite-humans, and nonhumans, often by grounding political hierarchies in physical bodies.

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• Entre o passado e o futuro

  Alceu · 2017 · FWCI 1230.15 · 1,814 citations · Open access

  Investigative journalists express a defensive stance regarding their reporting in the face of digital technologies and the realities of traditional media, while also showing concern for maintaining journalistic principles.

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• On the Convergence of Adam and Beyond

  arXiv (Cornell University) · 2019 · 1,618 citations · Open access

  This paper identifies the exponential moving average in popular deep learning optimizers like Adam as a cause of convergence failure in certain settings, proposing new variants with 'long-term memory' that fix these issues and improve performance.

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• A New Philosophy of Society

  Bloomsbury Academic eBooks · 2019 · FWCI 130.33 · 1,492 citations

  This abstract introduces Manuel DeLanda, a philosopher and artist known for his work in areas like philosophical chemistry and simulation.

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• The Nicomachean Ethics

  Medical Entomology and Zoology · 2019 · FWCI 71.37 · 1,447 citations

  This is a revised translation of Aristotle's classic work, "The Nicomachean Ethics," which explores fundamental concepts of human flourishing.

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• Essai sur l'application de l'analyse à la probabilité des décisions rendues à la pluralité des voix

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2014 · FWCI 106.05 · 1,426 citations

  This 1785 essay by Nicolas de Condorcet mathematically analyzes majority decision-making processes to improve their success likelihood.

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• The RDoC framework: facilitating transition from ICD/DSM to dimensional approaches that integrate neuroscience and psychopathology

  World Psychiatry · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 20.00 · FWCI 964.80 · 1,396 citations · Open access

  The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project offers a new framework for psychiatric research, moving beyond descriptive diagnoses (DSM/ICD) to dimensional approaches integrating observable behavior and neurobiological measures.

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• Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene

  2016 · FWCI 1746.85 · 1,394 citations

  Theorist Donna Haraway proposes the 'Chthulucene' epoch, emphasizing 'making-with' (sym-poiesis) over self-making, as essential for navigating ecological devastation and building livable futures.

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Recently added

• The Emerging Political Actors in the Anthropocene: Cosmopolitics of the Earthbounds in Amitav Ghosh's Gun Island

  Environmental Humanities · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00

  This paper proposes an extrapolated version of Bruno Latour's 'earthbounds' as new political actors in the Anthropocene, defined by planetary boundaries and representing a concerned, debating public moving towards a democracy of human and nonhuman agents.

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• Against Grounding Trinitarianism

  Faith and Philosophy · 2026 · Q1

  This paper argues that grounding trinitarianism, a Christian metaphysical thesis, faces a dilemma: either fundamental reality isn't triune as required, or it makes poor predictions about the modal status of grounding laws.

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• "One Need Not Hope in Order to Undertake One's Work": Pragmatic Warrant, Existential Arguments, and Accepting Theism

  Faith and Philosophy · 2026 · Q1

  This paper argues that pragmatic warrant, where basic commitments are justified by their usefulness rather than evidence, does not obviously support theistic belief.

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• Contemporary Pakistani Speculative Fiction and the Global Imaginary: Democratizing Human Futures

  South Asian Review · 2026 · Q1

  The first book-length study of Anglophone speculative fiction from Pakistan, 'Contemporary Pakistani Speculative Fiction and the Global Imaginary,' analyzes how these works democratize visions of human futures.

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• An Empire to Think With: Fictional Scaffolding and Collective Political Reasoning

  The Forum · 2026 · Q2

  Serialized science fiction, like the Star Wars series Andor, can act as 'fictional scaffolding' to help audiences reason collectively about complex political issues, moving beyond simple moral binaries.

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• The Airport and the City: Toward a Philosophy of the Aerotropolis

  Philosophy & Technology · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00

  The aerotropolis, a city defined by its airport's influence, presents a philosophical tension between stability and constant departure, differing from historical cities reliant on travel.

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• Internal differentiation and caste identity: creamy layer, sub-categorisation, and the politics of equality in India

  Social Identities · 2026 · Q2

  India's Supreme Court, in Davinder Singh (2024), shifted affirmative action for Scheduled Castes (SCs) from homogeneity assumptions to recognising internal heterogeneity, enabling evidence-based policy and equitable distribution.

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• THE TABLE OF EUDEMIAN ETHICS II 3 (1220B38–1221A12) IN CONTEXT

  The Classical Quarterly · 2026 · Q2

  This essay argues against excising the third column of the table in Aristotle's Eudemian Ethics II 3, contending that its retention enhances understanding of Aristotle's project.

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