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Samuel Kahn

Arts and Humanities · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1974
Philosophical Ethics and TheoryWar, Ethics, and JustificationFree Will and AgencyPolitical Philosophy and EthicsPhilosophy and Theoretical Science

Publications

85

Citations

194

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

52

Publishing since 1974

Research summary
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Samuel Kahn is a philosopher who works mainly on moral philosophy, especially questions about how we judge right and wrong actions, the role of luck in moral responsibility, and the interpretation of Immanuel Kant's ethical theories. His work also engages with debates about free will, rational agency, and the justification of moral beliefs. Much of his writing takes the form of close arguments responding to or critiquing positions in contemporary and historical philosophy.

Moral philosophy and ethicsKantian ethicsMoral luck and responsibilityFree will and rational agencyMetaethics and moral justification

Publication activity has been steady across the decade, averaging several papers per year with a notable peak in 2024.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 305 established Arts and Humanities PIs within our index
Citations: 194cohort median 598
h-index: 6cohort median 11
Publications / year (recent): 5.6cohort median 1.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~1 · 100% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 43 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.6/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 13 publications13242025: 5 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Kantian Review×3
  • The Journal of Value Inquiry×3
  • Lexington Books×3
  • Kant-Studien×3
  • De Ethica A Journal of Philosophical Theological and Applied Ethics×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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