Open research questions in Philosophical Thought and Analysis
67 gap statements mined from Philosophical Thought and Analysis papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,014 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.
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What the literature leaves open
Future research should continue to explore Leonardo's philosophy of science and technique. It should analyze the implications of his scientific methodology for modern scientific inquiry. The study of Leonardo's philosophy of science and technique can provide insights into the relationship between science and art.
It highlights the need for a deeper analysis of his scientific methodology.
There is a need to understand the role of models in AI. The concept of a model of the world is not well understood in the context of AI.
The paper faces the challenge of analyzing a fragmentary comedy with limited surviving text. The paper must also navigate the complexities of ancient Greek comedy and satire, as well as the historical context of the Peloponnesian War.
Lascivia y miedo en Dionisalejandro de Cratino: emociones en la sátira política contra Pericles · 2026 · DOIFuture research could further explore the role of emotions in ancient Greek comedy and satire. Future studies could analyze other comedies and satires from the same period to understand the broader cultural and historical context.
Lascivia y miedo en Dionisalejandro de Cratino: emociones en la sátira política contra Pericles · 2026 · DOIFuture research could analyze the implications of the posmodern aesthetic in other genres. Future research could also explore the evolution of the protagonist in other genres.
The paper suggests that future research should focus on the simplification of methodological approaches. The paper suggests that future research should explore the expansion of criteria for evaluating social research.
Postpositivismo, constructivismo social y hermenéutica. Una revisión parcial de las perspectivas de investigación social · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a need for a review of the current state of methodological discussion.
Postpositivismo, constructivismo social y hermenéutica. Una revisión parcial de las perspectivas de investigación social · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the historical study of the body, which has been neglected as a cultural phenomenon. The paper also identifies a need for a materialist history of the body.
El inconsciente ideológico y la explotación: hacia una historia materialista del cuerpo · 2026 · DOIThe paper suggests that future research should explore the concept of determinism and free will in more depth. The author argues that the concept of freedom should be examined in the context of bodies and political institutions.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the development of the portrait as a phenomenon that is not only related to the history of art but also to anthropology. The paper aims to fill this gap by examining the theses of Sloterdijk in his trilogía Esferas.
Sloterdijk; entre rostros, esferas y espacio interfacial. Ensayo de una historia natural de la afabilidad · 2026 · DOIIt notes that prior research has not fully explored the ontological foundation of ethics in Espinosa's philosophy.
It highlights the need for further analysis of Hume's philosophy in the context of necessity and freedom.
The authors recognize the need for a deeper analysis of Heidegger's early courses and their relation to the a priori of correlation.
¿Consonancia o distancia? La confrontación Husserl-Heidegger en torno al a priori de correlación fenomenológico · 2026 · DOIFuture research could further explore the intersection of ethics and phenomenology. The study suggests the need for a more in-depth analysis of the concept of infinity in relation to subjectivity.
The study highlights the need for a comparative analysis of the ideas of Levinas and Husserl.
It highlights the need for a deeper analysis of Tengelyi's thoughts on the rehabilitation of a phenomenological concept of sense.
Future research could explore the implications of Voegelin's and Schmitt's ideas for contemporary political theory. It could also examine the relationship between their concepts of representation and other political theories.
It highlights the need for a comparative analysis of their ideas.
Future research could explore the implications of the enemy and friend concept in different cultural contexts. Future research could analyze the relationship between the concept of enemy and friend and other anthropological categories.
La distinción schmittiana amigo-enemigo como categoría antropológica en Hans Blumenberg · 2026 · DOIThe paper highlights the need to recognize the enemy in human reality.
La distinción schmittiana amigo-enemigo como categoría antropológica en Hans Blumenberg · 2026 · DOIThe humanism concept has been misunderstood due to its association with the Ilustrated period. There is a lack of understanding of the Renaissance humanism and its difference from the Ilustrated humanism.
The recent interpretation of the myth of Cartago as a conservative and humanist longing of Roberto Murillo does not consider the limits of what a myth implies for Murillo.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the evolution of the protagonist in the superhero genre. The paper aims to fill this gap by analyzing the incorporation of posmodern characteristics in the superhero genre.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of Aub's narrative fiction during his exile in Mexico, - The study highlights the need to analyze the role of duplication and metamorphosis in Aub's…
La metamorfosis en tres cuentos de Max Aub: duplicaciones, una historia de serpientes y la tierra como matriz · 2026 · DOI
Most-cited papers in Philosophical Thought and Analysis
- The Aesthetic Dimension: Aesthetics, Politics, Knowledge · Critical Inquiry · 2009 · 127 citations
- Manuscrito de 1929 · Educação & Sociedade · 2000 · 101 citations
- Les lois de l'imitation; Etude sociologique · The American Journal of Psychology · 1890 · 70 citations
- Connaissance de soi et estime de soi : ingrédients pour la réussite scolaire · Revue des sciences de l éducation · 2005 · 40 citations
- Periodic solutions of differential equations with a general piecewise constant argument and applications · Electronic journal of qualitative theory of differential equations · 2010 · 37 citations
- Popularité et scepticisme : opinions contrastées sur les médicaments1 · Anthropologie et Sociétés · 2004 · 36 citations
- L'autonomie, illusion ou projet de société ? · Cahiers internationaux de sociologie · 2006 · 27 citations
- El habitus. Una revisión analítica · Revista Internacional de Sociología · 2017 · 25 citations
- Constructive Consequences of Leaders’ Forcing Influence Styles · Applied Psychology · 2003 · 25 citations
- La « rationalité axiologique » : une notion essentielle pour l’analyse des phénomènes normatifs · Sociologie et sociétés · 2002 · 23 citations
Most recent work
- “La metafísica del silencio” como una filosofía integral en Max Picard · Eidos · 2026
- La concepción hegeliana de la realidad efectiva y la crítica de la metafísica · Eidos · 2026
- L. Polo, Textos críticos sobre Hegel, en Obras Completas de Leonardo Polo (J. J. Padial, A. Ortigosa, J. A. García, eds.), Serie B, vol. XL. EUNSA, Pamplona, 2025, 321 pp. · Studia Poliana · 2026
- Informe científico sobre la validación empírica de la fórmula artística · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Estudio: La fórmula artística de Hegel-Liedtke: la dialéctica como lenguaje visual para todos · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- La filosofía de la ciencia y la técnica en Leonardo · Eikasía Revista de Filosofía · 2026
- La IA no tiene modelo de mundo · Revista de Filosofía de la Universidad de Costa Rica · 2026
- Lascivia y miedo en Dionisalejandro de Cratino: emociones en la sátira política contra Pericles · Astrolabio · 2026
- ‘Τραγῳδῆσαι πᾶθος ἀλλοῖον’: Simulacro emocional, ficción jurídica y montaje dramático en Aspís de Menandro (vv. 329-490) · Astrolabio · 2026
- La paradoja del Joker: un héroe posmoderno · Anagramas - Rumbos y sentidos de la comunicación · 2026
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