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Michael Devitt

Author of Language and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language

13+ Works 339 Members

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Michael Devitt is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

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Works by Michael Devitt

Language and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language (1987) 138 copies

Realism and Truth (1984) 69 copies

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Language (2006) — Editor — 61 copies

Ignorance of Language (2006) 33 copies

Coming to our Senses: A Naturalistic Program for Semantic Localism (1995) 17 copies

Designation (1981) 7 copies

Putting Metaphysics First: Essays on Metaphysics and Epistemology (2010) 5 copies

Overlooking Conventions: The Trouble With Linguistic Pragmatism (Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology, 29) (2021) 2 copies

Biological Essentialism (2023) 2 copies

Reference and Beyond: Essays in Philosophy of Language (2025) 2 copies

'Ostrich Nominalism' or 'Mirage Realism' 1 copy

Singular Terms 1 copy

Finding Eve: Raising a transgender teen in Idaho (2024) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy (2005) — Contributor — 57 copies

Reading Metaphysics: Selected Texts with Interactive Commentary (2007) — Contributor — 22 copies

Reading Putnam (2012) — Contributor — 11 copies

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Birthdate: 1938
Gender: male
Organizations: University of Sydney (Department of Traditional and Modern Philosophy)
Nationality: Australia
Associated Place (for map): Australia

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Works: 13
Also by: 3
Members: 339
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Rating: ½ 3.6

ISBNs: 43
Languages: 2

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