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Declan Smithies

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2007
Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsPhilosophy and Theoretical SciencePhilosophical Ethics and TheoryPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentPhilosophy and History of Science

Publications

64

Citations

1,898

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

20

Publishing since 2007

Research summary
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Declan Smithies works in philosophy, focusing on epistemology (the study of knowledge and justified belief) and its connections to consciousness, ethics, and moral psychology. His work examines questions like what role conscious experience plays in justifying beliefs, how emotions and desires relate to reasons for action, and how we can have knowledge of moral truths.

Epistemology and theories of justificationConsciousness and its epistemic roleMoral knowledge and ethicsBelief, desire, and rationalityPhilosophy of mind

Publication output has been uneven over the past decade, with a peak in 2019 followed by lower but fairly steady annual counts, averaging under 3 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
172018: 5 publications182019: 17 publications1719202021: 3 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Analytic Philosophy×5
  • Philosophy and Phenomenological Research×3
  • Oxford University Press eBooks×2
  • Analysis×2
  • Asian Journal of Philosophy×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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