SettingsPhilosophers of language
A. J. Ayer
Sir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer was a British philosopher known for his promotion of logical positivism, particularly in his books Language, Truth, and Logic and The Problem of Knowledge.
Sir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer was a British philosopher known for his promotion of logical positivism, particularly in his books Language, Truth, and Logic and The Problem of Knowledge.
A.P. Martinich
A. P. Martinich is an analytic philosopher at the University of Texas at Austin.
A. P. Martinich is an analytic philosopher at the University of Texas at Austin.
Adam Morton
Adam Morton, F.R.S.C. (born 1945) is a Canadian philosopher and author.
Adam Morton, F.R.S.C. (born 1945) is a Canadian philosopher and author.
Adolf Reinach
Adolf Bernhard Philipp Reinach (23 December 1883, Mainz, Germany – 16 November 1917, Diksmuide, Belgium), German philosopher, phenomenologist (from the Munich phenomenology perspective) and law ...
Adolf Bernhard Philipp Reinach (23 December 1883, Mainz, Germany – 16 November 1917, Diksmuide, Belgium), German philosopher, phenomenologist (from the Munich phenomenology perspective) and law ...
Adolph Stöhr
Adolph Stöhr was professor of philosophy at the University of Vienna.
Adolph Stöhr was professor of philosophy at the University of Vienna.
Alexander George (philosopher)
Alexander George is a professor of philosophy at Amherst College.
Alexander George is a professor of philosophy at Amherst College.
Allan Gibbard
Allan Gibbard (born 1942) is the Richard B. Brandt Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Allan Gibbard (born 1942) is the Richard B. Brandt Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Andrea Bonomì
Andrea Bonomi (Rome, 1940-) is an Italian philosopher and logician.
Andrea Bonomi (Rome, 1940-) is an Italian philosopher and logician.
Archie J. Bahm
Archie John Bahm (21 August 1907 – 12 March 1996) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of New Mexico.
Archie John Bahm (21 August 1907 – 12 March 1996) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of New Mexico.
Archie John Bahm
Archie John Bahm (21 August 1907 – 12 March 1996) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of New Mexico.
Archie John Bahm (21 August 1907 – 12 March 1996) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of New Mexico.
Arda Denkel
Arda Denkel (1949-2000) was a Turkish philosopher.
Arda Denkel (1949-2000) was a Turkish philosopher.
Aristotle
Aristotle (, Aristotélēs) (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.
Aristotle (, Aristotélēs) (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.
Axel Hägerström
Axel Anders Theodor Hägerström (September 6, 1868 – July 7, 1939) was a Swedish philosopher and jurist.
Axel Anders Theodor Hägerström (September 6, 1868 – July 7, 1939) was a Swedish philosopher and jurist.
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic.
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic.
Bertrand Russell's views on philosophy
The aspects of Bertrand Russell views on philosophy cover the changing viewpoints of philosopher/mathematician Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), from his early writings in 1896 until his death in Fe...
The aspects of Bertrand Russell views on philosophy cover the changing viewpoints of philosopher/mathematician Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), from his early writings in 1896 until his death in Fe...
Bob Hale (philosopher)
Robert Hale FBA, FRSE (born 1945) is a British philosopher, who is well-known for his contributions to the development of the neo-Fregean philosophy of mathematics in collaboration with Crispin ...
Robert Hale FBA, FRSE (born 1945) is a British philosopher, who is well-known for his contributions to the development of the neo-Fregean philosophy of mathematics in collaboration with Crispin ...
Brian Skyrms
Brian Skyrms (born 1938) is a Distinguished Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science and Economics at the University of California, Irvine and a Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.
Brian Skyrms (born 1938) is a Distinguished Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science and Economics at the University of California, Irvine and a Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.
Brian Weatherson
Brian Weatherson is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University.
Brian Weatherson is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University.
Carlo Penco
Carlo Penco (born August 1948) is an Italian analytic philosopher and full professor in philosophy of language at the University of Genoa in Italy.
Carlo Penco (born August 1948) is an Italian analytic philosopher and full professor in philosophy of language at the University of Genoa in Italy.
Charles Sanders Peirce
Charles Sanders Peirce ( like "purse"; September 10, 1839 – April 19, 1914) was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist, born at 3 Phillips Place in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Charles Sanders Peirce ( like "purse"; September 10, 1839 – April 19, 1914) was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist, born at 3 Phillips Place in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Charles W. Morris
Charles W. Morris (May 23, 1901, Denver, Colorado – January 15, 1979, Gainesville, Florida) was an American semiotician and philosopher.
Charles W. Morris (May 23, 1901, Denver, Colorado – January 15, 1979, Gainesville, Florida) was an American semiotician and philosopher.
Cheung Kam Ching
Professor "Leo" Cheung Kam Ching (張錦青, born 1963) is a philosopher in Hong Kong.
Professor "Leo" Cheung Kam Ching (張錦青, born 1963) is a philosopher in Hong Kong.
Colin McGinn
Colin McGinn (born March 10, 1950) is a British philosopher currently working at the University of Miami.
Colin McGinn (born March 10, 1950) is a British philosopher currently working at the University of Miami.
Crispin Wright
Crispin Wright is a British philosopher, who has written on neo-Fregean philosophy of mathematics, Wittgenstein's later philosophy, and on issues related to truth, realism, cognitivism, skeptici...
Crispin Wright is a British philosopher, who has written on neo-Fregean philosophy of mathematics, Wittgenstein's later philosophy, and on issues related to truth, realism, cognitivism, skeptici...
César Chesneau Dumarsais
César Chesneau, sieur Dumarsais or Du Marsais (July 17, 1676 – June 11, 1756) was a French philosophe and grammarian.
César Chesneau, sieur Dumarsais or Du Marsais (July 17, 1676 – June 11, 1756) was a French philosophe and grammarian.
Dagfinn Føllesdal
Dagfinn Føllesdal (born 22 June 1932) is the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, and professor emeritus at the University of Oslo.
Dagfinn Føllesdal (born 22 June 1932) is the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, and professor emeritus at the University of Oslo.
David Chalmers
David John Chalmers (born 20 April 1966) is an Australian philosopher specializing in the area of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, whose recent work concerns verbal disputes.
David John Chalmers (born 20 April 1966) is an Australian philosopher specializing in the area of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, whose recent work concerns verbal disputes.
David Efird
David Hampton Efird (b. Raleigh, North Carolina, May 18, 1974) is an American philosopher, educated at Duke University (A.B., 1995), Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1998), Edinburgh Univ...
David Hampton Efird (b. Raleigh, North Carolina, May 18, 1974) is an American philosopher, educated at Duke University (A.B., 1995), Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1998), Edinburgh Univ...
David Kaplan (philosopher)
David Benjamin Kaplan is an American philosopher and logician teaching at UCLA. His philosophical work focuses on logic, philosophical logic, modality, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and e...
David Benjamin Kaplan is an American philosopher and logician teaching at UCLA. His philosophical work focuses on logic, philosophical logic, modality, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and e...
David Kellogg Lewis
David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was a 20th-century American philosopher.
David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was a 20th-century American philosopher.
David Lewis (philosopher)
David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was a 20th-century American philosopher.
David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was a 20th-century American philosopher.
David Sosa
David Sosa is an American philosopher.
David Sosa is an American philosopher.
Denise Riley
Denise Riley (born 1948 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) is professor of Literature with Philosophy, a philosophical linguist, critical theorist, and poet.
Denise Riley (born 1948 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) is professor of Literature with Philosophy, a philosophical linguist, critical theorist, and poet.
Donald Davidson (philosopher)
Donald Herbert Davidson was an American philosopher born in Springfield, Massachusetts, who served as Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley from 1981 to 2003 ...
Donald Herbert Davidson was an American philosopher born in Springfield, Massachusetts, who served as Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley from 1981 to 2003 ...
Eddy Zemach
Eddy M. Zemach is Ahad Ha'am Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Eddy M. Zemach is Ahad Ha'am Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Edward N. Zalta
Edward N. Zalta is a Senior research scholar at the Center for the Study of Language and Information.
Edward N. Zalta is a Senior research scholar at the Center for the Study of Language and Information.
Ernest Lepore
Ernest Lepore is an American philosopher and cognitive scientist.
Ernest Lepore is an American philosopher and cognitive scientist.
Ernst Tugendhat
Ernst Tugendhat (born March 8, 1930) is a Czech-born German philosopher.
Ernst Tugendhat (born March 8, 1930) is a Czech-born German philosopher.
Eugen Munteanu
Eugen Munteanu (b. August 18th, 1953, Seimeni, Constanţa County) is a Romanian linguist and translator, known particularly for his works on Biblical hermeneutics and the philosophy of language.
Eugen Munteanu (b. August 18th, 1953, Seimeni, Constanţa County) is a Romanian linguist and translator, known particularly for his works on Biblical hermeneutics and the philosophy of language.
F. H. Bradley
Francis Herbert Bradley, OM, was a British idealist philosopher.
Francis Herbert Bradley, OM, was a British idealist philosopher.
Ferdinand Ebner
Ferdinand Ebner, was an Austrian elementary school teacher and philosopher.
Ferdinand Ebner, was an Austrian elementary school teacher and philosopher.
Friedrich Waismann
Friedrich Waismann (21 March 1896 - 4 November 1959) was an Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher.
Friedrich Waismann (21 March 1896 - 4 November 1959) was an Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher.
G. E. M. Anscombe
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (18 March 1919 – 5 January 2001), better known as Elizabeth Anscombe, was a British analytic philosopher.
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (18 March 1919 – 5 January 2001), better known as Elizabeth Anscombe, was a British analytic philosopher.
Gareth Evans (philosopher)
Gareth Evans (12 May 1946 – 10 August 1980) was a British philosopher.
Gareth Evans (12 May 1946 – 10 August 1980) was a British philosopher.
Georg Henrik von Wright
Georg Henrik von Wright was a Finnish philosopher, who succeeded Ludwig Wittgenstein as professor at the University of Cambridge.
Georg Henrik von Wright was a Finnish philosopher, who succeeded Ludwig Wittgenstein as professor at the University of Cambridge.
Gilbert Harman
Gilbert Harman is an American philosopher, teaching at Princeton University since 1963, who has published widely in linguistics, semantics, cognitive science, philosophy of mind, ethics, moral p...
Gilbert Harman is an American philosopher, teaching at Princeton University since 1963, who has published widely in linguistics, semantics, cognitive science, philosophy of mind, ethics, moral p...
Gilbert Ryle
Gilbert Ryle, was a British philosopher, a representative of the generation of British ordinary language philosophers that shared Wittgenstein's approach to philosophical problems, and is princi...
Gilbert Ryle, was a British philosopher, a representative of the generation of British ordinary language philosophers that shared Wittgenstein's approach to philosophical problems, and is princi...
Gongsun Long
Gongsun Long was a member of the School of Names of ancient Chinese philosophy.
Gongsun Long was a member of the School of Names of ancient Chinese philosophy.
Günter Abel
Günter Abel (born 7 November 1947 in Homberg (Efze), Hesse) is a German philosopher.
Günter Abel (born 7 November 1947 in Homberg (Efze), Hesse) is a German philosopher.
Henri Bergson
Henri-Louis Bergson was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century.
Henri-Louis Bergson was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century.
Herman Cappelen
Herman Cappelen is a Norwegian philosopher currently teaching at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
Herman Cappelen is a Norwegian philosopher currently teaching at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
Hilary Putnam
Hilary Whitehall Putnam is an American philosopher, mathematician and computer scientist, who has been a central figure in analytic philosophy since the 1960s, especially in philosophy of mind, ...
Hilary Whitehall Putnam is an American philosopher, mathematician and computer scientist, who has been a central figure in analytic philosophy since the 1960s, especially in philosophy of mind, ...
Héctor-Neri Castañeda
Héctor-Neri Castañeda (December 13, 1924 – September 7, 1991) was a Guatemalan philosopher and founder of the journal Noûs.
Héctor-Neri Castañeda (December 13, 1924 – September 7, 1991) was a Guatemalan philosopher and founder of the journal Noûs.
Ian Hacking
Ian Hacking, CC, FRSC, FBA (born February 18, 1936) is a Canadian philosopher, specializing in the philosophy of science.
Ian Hacking, CC, FRSC, FBA (born February 18, 1936) is a Canadian philosopher, specializing in the philosophy of science.
Ian Rumfitt
Ian Rumfitt is a British philosopher currently serving as Professor of Philosophy and chairman of the philosophy department at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Ian Rumfitt is a British philosopher currently serving as Professor of Philosophy and chairman of the philosophy department at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Ingeborg Bachmann
Ingeborg Bachmann (25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author.
Ingeborg Bachmann (25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author.
J. L. Austin
John Langshaw Austin was a British philosopher of language, notable as author of the revolutionary idea claiming that speech is not only passively describing a given reality, but it can change t...
John Langshaw Austin was a British philosopher of language, notable as author of the revolutionary idea claiming that speech is not only passively describing a given reality, but it can change t...
Jaakko Hintikka
Kaarlo Jaakko Juhani Hintikka (born January 12, 1929) is a Finnish philosopher and logician.
Kaarlo Jaakko Juhani Hintikka (born January 12, 1929) is a Finnish philosopher and logician.
Jacques Bouveresse
Jacques Bouveresse (born August 20, 1940 in Épenoy, Doubs) is a philosopher who has written on subjects including Ludwig Wittgenstein, Robert Musil, Karl Kraus, philosophy of science, epistemolo...
Jacques Bouveresse (born August 20, 1940 in Épenoy, Doubs) is a philosopher who has written on subjects including Ludwig Wittgenstein, Robert Musil, Karl Kraus, philosophy of science, epistemolo...
James F. Conant
James Ferguson Conant (born June 10, 1958) is an American philosopher who has written extensively on topics in philosophy of language, ethics, and metaphilosophy.
James Ferguson Conant (born June 10, 1958) is an American philosopher who has written extensively on topics in philosophy of language, ethics, and metaphilosophy.
James Francis Ross
James Francis Ross (October 9, 1931 – July 12, 2010) was an American philosopher.
James Francis Ross (October 9, 1931 – July 12, 2010) was an American philosopher.
James Higginbotham
James Higginbotham is distinguished professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at the University of Southern California.
James Higginbotham is distinguished professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at the University of Southern California.
Jan Pinborg
Jan Pinborg (1937–82) was a renowned historian of medieval linguistics and philosophy of language.
Jan Pinborg (1937–82) was a renowned historian of medieval linguistics and philosophy of language.
Jason Stanley
Jason Stanley (born October 12, 1969) is an American philosopher currently teaching at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. His primary interests include linguistics, cognitive science, ph...
Jason Stanley (born October 12, 1969) is an American philosopher currently teaching at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. His primary interests include linguistics, cognitive science, ph...
Jay Rosenberg
Jay Frank Rosenberg (April 18, 1942 in Chicago IL – February 21, 2008 in Chapel Hill NC) was a Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jay Frank Rosenberg (April 18, 1942 in Chicago IL – February 21, 2008 in Chapel Hill NC) was a Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jennifer Hornsby
Jennifer Hornsby is a British philosopher with interests in the philosophies of mind, action, language, as well as feminist philosophy.
Jennifer Hornsby is a British philosopher with interests in the philosophies of mind, action, language, as well as feminist philosophy.
Jeroen Groenendijk
Jeroen Groenendijk is a Dutch logician, linguist and philosopher, working on philosophy of language, formal semantics, pragmatics.
Jeroen Groenendijk is a Dutch logician, linguist and philosopher, working on philosophy of language, formal semantics, pragmatics.
Jerrold Katz
Jerrold J. Katz (1932–2002) was an American philosopher and linguist.
Jerrold J. Katz (1932–2002) was an American philosopher and linguist.
Jesús Padilla Gálvez
Jesús Padilla Gálvez (October 28, 1959, Almería) is a philosopher who worked primarily in philosophy of language, logic, and the history of sciences.
Jesús Padilla Gálvez (October 28, 1959, Almería) is a philosopher who worked primarily in philosophy of language, logic, and the history of sciences.
Jody Azzouni
Jody Azzouni (born Jawad Azzouni) is an American philosopher, short fiction writer, and poet.
Jody Azzouni (born Jawad Azzouni) is an American philosopher, short fiction writer, and poet.
Johann Georg Hamann
Johann Georg Hamann was a noted German philosopher, a main proponent of the Sturm und Drang movement, and associated by historian of ideas Isaiah Berlin with the Counter-Enlightenment.
Johann Georg Hamann was a noted German philosopher, a main proponent of the Sturm und Drang movement, and associated by historian of ideas Isaiah Berlin with the Counter-Enlightenment.
John Etchemendy
John W. Etchemendy (b. 1952 in Reno, Nevada) and of Basque descent is Stanford University's twelfth and current Provost.
John W. Etchemendy (b. 1952 in Reno, Nevada) and of Basque descent is Stanford University's twelfth and current Provost.
John Hawthorne
John Hawthorne is the Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford University, though he continues to teach on a visiting basis at Princeton University.
John Hawthorne is the Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford University, though he continues to teach on a visiting basis at Princeton University.
John Locke
John Locke FRS, widely known as the Father of Classical Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers.
John Locke FRS, widely known as the Father of Classical Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers.
John McDowell
John Henry McDowell (born 1942) is a South African philosopher, formerly a fellow of University College, Oxford and now University Professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
John Henry McDowell (born 1942) is a South African philosopher, formerly a fellow of University College, Oxford and now University Professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
John Perry (philosopher)
John R. Perry is Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.
John R. Perry is Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.
John Searle
John Rogers Searle is an American philosopher and currently the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.
John Rogers Searle is an American philosopher and currently the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.
John Wisdom
Arthur John Terence Dibben Wisdom (John Wisdom, 1904–1993) was a leading British philosopher considered to be an ordinary language philosopher, a philosopher of mind and a metaphysician.
Arthur John Terence Dibben Wisdom (John Wisdom, 1904–1993) was a leading British philosopher considered to be an ordinary language philosopher, a philosopher of mind and a metaphysician.
Jonathan Bennett (philosopher)
Jonathan Francis Bennett (born 1930) is a British philosopher of language and metaphysics, and a historian of early modern philosophy.
Jonathan Francis Bennett (born 1930) is a British philosopher of language and metaphysics, and a historian of early modern philosophy.
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist, geographer and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.
Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist, geographer and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.
Karl-Otto Apel
Karl-Otto Apel (born March 15, 1922 in Düsseldorf) is a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
Karl-Otto Apel (born March 15, 1922 in Düsseldorf) is a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
Keith Donnellan
Keith Donnellan is a contemporary philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Keith Donnellan is a contemporary philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Kenneth Allen Taylor
Kenneth Allen Taylor (born 1954) is an American philosopher.
Kenneth Allen Taylor (born 1954) is an American philosopher.
Kent Bach
Kent Bach (born 1943) is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University.
Kent Bach (born 1943) is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University.
Kit Fine
Kit Fine (born March 26, 1946) is Silver Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at New York University.
Kit Fine (born March 26, 1946) is Silver Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at New York University.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.
Marilyn Frye
Marilyn Frye is a philosophy professor and feminist theorist.
Marilyn Frye is a philosophy professor and feminist theorist.
Mark Lance
Mark Lance is a professor in the Philosophy Department and Justice and Peace Studies Program at Georgetown University.
Mark Lance is a professor in the Philosophy Department and Justice and Peace Studies Program at Georgetown University.
Mark Sainsbury (philosopher)
R. Mark Sainsbury (born 1943) is a philosopher from the United Kingdom who has worked in the areas of philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and the philosophies of Bertrand Russell and Go...
R. Mark Sainsbury (born 1943) is a philosopher from the United Kingdom who has worked in the areas of philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and the philosophies of Bertrand Russell and Go...
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Karl Marx, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger in addition to being closely associated with Jean-Paul Sart...
Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Karl Marx, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger in addition to being closely associated with Jean-Paul Sart...
Max Black
Max Black was a British-American philosopher, who was a leading influential figure in analytic philosophy in the first half of the twentieth century.
Max Black was a British-American philosopher, who was a leading influential figure in analytic philosophy in the first half of the twentieth century.
Michael Devitt
Michael Devitt (born 1938) is an Australian philosopher currently teaching at the City University of New York in New York City.
Michael Devitt (born 1938) is an Australian philosopher currently teaching at the City University of New York in New York City.
Michael Dummett
Professor Sir Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett, FBA, D.Litt (27 June 192527 December 2011) was a British philosopher.
Professor Sir Michael Anthony Eardley Dummett, FBA, D.Litt (27 June 192527 December 2011) was a British philosopher.
Michael Williams (philosopher)
Michael Williams is currently the Kreiger-Eisenhower Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and chair of the department.
Michael Williams is currently the Kreiger-Eisenhower Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and chair of the department.
Mikhail Bakhtin
Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (Михаи́л Миха́йлович Бахти́н, ) (November 17, 1895, Oryol – March 7, 1975) was a Russian philosopher, literary critic, semiotician and scholar who worked on literary...
Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (Михаи́л Миха́йлович Бахти́н, ) (November 17, 1895, Oryol – March 7, 1975) was a Russian philosopher, literary critic, semiotician and scholar who worked on literary...
Modistae
The Modistae (also called Modists or speculative grammarians) were the members of a school of grammarian philosophy known as Modism, active in northern France, Germany, Britain...
The Modistae (also called Modists or speculative grammarians) were the members of a school of grammarian philosophy known as Modism, active in northern France, Germany, Britain...
Nathan Salmon
Nathan U. Salmon (né Nathan Salmon Ucuzoglu, 1951-) is an American philosopher in the analytic tradition, specializing in metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of logic.
Nathan U. Salmon (né Nathan Salmon Ucuzoglu, 1951-) is an American philosopher in the analytic tradition, specializing in metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of logic.
Nelson Goodman
Henry Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher, known for his work on counterfactuals, mereology, the problem of induction, irrealism and aesthetics.
Henry Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher, known for his work on counterfactuals, mereology, the problem of induction, irrealism and aesthetics.
Nino Cocchiarella
Nino Cocchiarella (born 1933), Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Indiana University, is best known for his work in formal logic and ontology.
Nino Cocchiarella (born 1933), Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Indiana University, is best known for his work in formal logic and ontology.
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and activist.
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and activist.
Olav Gjelsvik
Olav Gjelsvik is a Norwegian philosopher.
Olav Gjelsvik is a Norwegian philosopher.
Osmund Lewry
Patrick Osmund Lewry (1929-1987) was a Dominican who made significant contributions to the history of logic and the philosophy of language in the thirteenth century.
Patrick Osmund Lewry (1929-1987) was a Dominican who made significant contributions to the history of logic and the philosophy of language in the thirteenth century.
Oswald Hanfling
Oswald Hanfling, (December 21, 1927 – October 25, 2005) was a German philosopher.
Oswald Hanfling, (December 21, 1927 – October 25, 2005) was a German philosopher.
P. F. Strawson
Sir Peter Frederick Strawson FBA (23 November 1919 – 13 February 2006) was an English philosopher.
Sir Peter Frederick Strawson FBA (23 November 1919 – 13 February 2006) was an English philosopher.
Paul Boghossian
Paul Boghossian is professor of philosophy at New York University, where he held the chair for ten years (1994–2004).
Paul Boghossian is professor of philosophy at New York University, where he held the chair for ten years (1994–2004).
Paul Grice
Herbert Paul Grice, usually publishing under the name H. P. Grice, H. Paul Grice, or Paul Grice, was a British-educated philosopher of language, who spent the final two decades...
Herbert Paul Grice, usually publishing under the name H. P. Grice, H. Paul Grice, or Paul Grice, was a British-educated philosopher of language, who spent the final two decades...
Paul Horwich
Paul Horwich (born 1947) is a British analytic philosopher at New York University, whose work includes writings on causality, the philosophy of language (especially truth, and meaning) and Wittg...
Paul Horwich (born 1947) is a British analytic philosopher at New York University, whose work includes writings on causality, the philosophy of language (especially truth, and meaning) and Wittg...
Paul Lorenzen
Paul Lorenzen (March 24, 1915 in Kiel, Germany – October 1, 1994 in Göttingen, Germany) was a philosopher and mathematician.
Paul Lorenzen (March 24, 1915 in Kiel, Germany – October 1, 1994 in Göttingen, Germany) was a philosopher and mathematician.
Paul Ziff
Paul Ziff was an American artist and philosopher specializing in semantics and aesthetics.
Paul Ziff was an American artist and philosopher specializing in semantics and aesthetics.
Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician.
Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician.
Peter Geach
Peter Thomas Geach, MA, FBA is a British philosopher.
Peter Thomas Geach, MA, FBA is a British philosopher.
Peter Millican
Peter Millican is Gilbert Ryle Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Hertford College, University of Oxford, and Reader in Early Modern Philosophy at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Peter Millican is Gilbert Ryle Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Hertford College, University of Oxford, and Reader in Early Modern Philosophy at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Peter Pagin
Peter Pagin (born 1953) is Professor of Philosophy at Stockholm University.
Peter Pagin (born 1953) is Professor of Philosophy at Stockholm University.
Plato
Plato was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in ...
Plato was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in ...
Quentin Smith
Quentin Persifor Smith is an American contemporary philosopher, scholar and professor of philosophy at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Quentin Persifor Smith is an American contemporary philosopher, scholar and professor of philosophy at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Ravi Gomatam
Ravi Veeraraghavan Gomatam is the Director of Bhaktivedanta Institute and the newly formed Institute for Semantic Information Sciences and Technology.
Ravi Veeraraghavan Gomatam is the Director of Bhaktivedanta Institute and the newly formed Institute for Semantic Information Sciences and Technology.
Richard Hönigswald
Richard Hönigswald (18 July 1875 in Magyar-Óvár in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, (the present Mosonmagyaróvár in Hungary) – 11 June 1947 in New Haven, Connecticut) was a well-known philosopher be...
Richard Hönigswald (18 July 1875 in Magyar-Óvár in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, (the present Mosonmagyaróvár in Hungary) – 11 June 1947 in New Haven, Connecticut) was a well-known philosopher be...
Richard Montague
Richard Merett Montague (September 20, 1930 – March 7, 1971) was an American mathematician and philosopher.
Richard Merett Montague (September 20, 1930 – March 7, 1971) was an American mathematician and philosopher.
Robert Brandom
Robert Brandom (born 1950) is an American philosopher who teaches at the University of Pittsburgh.
Robert Brandom (born 1950) is an American philosopher who teaches at the University of Pittsburgh.
Robert Maximilian de Gaynesford
Maximilian de Gaynesford (born 1968, London) is an English philosopher.
Maximilian de Gaynesford (born 1968, London) is an English philosopher.
Robert Rynasiewicz
Robert Rynasiewicz is a Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and an Adjunct Professor in Philosophy and the Committee on History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Mar...
Robert Rynasiewicz is a Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and an Adjunct Professor in Philosophy and the Committee on History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Mar...
Robert Stalnaker
Robert C. Stalnaker is Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Robert C. Stalnaker is Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Robert T. Craig (scholar)
Robert T. Craig is a communication theorist from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Robert T. Craig is a communication theorist from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Roscellinus
Roscellinus, also called Roscelin of Compiègne or in Latin Roscellinus Compendiensis and Rucelinus (c.
Roscellinus, also called Roscelin of Compiègne or in Latin Roscellinus Compendiensis and Rucelinus (c.
Rudolf Carnap
Rudolf Carnap was an influential German-born philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter.
Rudolf Carnap was an influential German-born philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter.
Ruth Barcan Marcus
Ruth Barcan Marcus (August 2, 1921 – February 19, 2012) was an American philosopher and logician who developed the Barcan formula.
Ruth Barcan Marcus (August 2, 1921 – February 19, 2012) was an American philosopher and logician who developed the Barcan formula.
Ruth Millikan
Ruth Garrett Millikan (born 1933) is a well-known American philosopher of biology, psychology, and language.
Ruth Garrett Millikan (born 1933) is a well-known American philosopher of biology, psychology, and language.
S. Morris Engel
S. Morris Engel (born 1931) is an author, philosopher, and linguist.
S. Morris Engel (born 1931) is an author, philosopher, and linguist.
Samuel Guttenplan
Samuel D. Guttenplan (born July 26, 1944 in New York City) is a professor in philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London.
Samuel D. Guttenplan (born July 26, 1944 in New York City) is a professor in philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London.
Scott Soames
Scott Soames (born 1946) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California.
Scott Soames (born 1946) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California.
Stanley Cavell
Stanley Louis Cavell is an American philosopher.
Stanley Louis Cavell is an American philosopher.
Stephen Laurence
Stephen Laurence is a scientist and philosopher, currently at the University of Sheffield, whose primary areas of research interest are the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of language, and co...
Stephen Laurence is a scientist and philosopher, currently at the University of Sheffield, whose primary areas of research interest are the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of language, and co...
Stephen Neale
Stephen Roy Albert Neale is an analytic philosopher and specialist in the philosophy of language who has written extensively about meaning, information, interpretation, and communication, and mo...
Stephen Roy Albert Neale is an analytic philosopher and specialist in the philosophy of language who has written extensively about meaning, information, interpretation, and communication, and mo...
Susan Haack
Susan Haack (born 1945, England) is an English professor of philosophy and law at the University of Miami in the United States.
Susan Haack (born 1945, England) is an English professor of philosophy and law at the University of Miami in the United States.
Susanne Bobzien
Susanne Bobzien is a German-born philosopher, who currently holds the position of Senior Research Scholar in Philosophy at Yale University.
Susanne Bobzien is a German-born philosopher, who currently holds the position of Senior Research Scholar in Philosophy at Yale University.
Timothy Williamson
Timothy Williamson (born Uppsala, 6 August 1955) is a British philosopher whose main research interests are in philosophical logic, philosophy of language, epistemology and metaphysics.
Timothy Williamson (born Uppsala, 6 August 1955) is a British philosopher whose main research interests are in philosophical logic, philosophy of language, epistemology and metaphysics.
Virgil Aldrich
Virgil Charles Aldrich, (born on September 13, 1903, in Narsinghpur, India- died May 28, 1998, in Salt Lake City, Utah), was an American philosopher of art, language, and religion.
Virgil Charles Aldrich, (born on September 13, 1903, in Narsinghpur, India- died May 28, 1998, in Salt Lake City, Utah), was an American philosopher of art, language, and religion.
Vācaspati Miśra
Vācaspati Miśra was an Indian philosopher who founded one of the main Advaita Vedanta schools, the Bhāmatī school, and whose work was an important forerunner of the Navya-Nyāya system of thought.
Vācaspati Miśra was an Indian philosopher who founded one of the main Advaita Vedanta schools, the Bhāmatī school, and whose work was an important forerunner of the Navya-Nyāya system of thought.
Walter Benjamin
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt (22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the University o...
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt (22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the University o...
Willard Van Orman Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine (June 25, 1908 – December 25, 2000) (known to intimates as "Van") was an American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition.
Willard Van Orman Quine (June 25, 1908 – December 25, 2000) (known to intimates as "Van") was an American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition.
William Alston
William Payne Alston was an American philosopher.
William Payne Alston was an American philosopher.
William C. Dowling
William C. Dowling is University Distinguished Professor of English and American Literature at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, specializing in 18th-century English literature, l...
William C. Dowling is University Distinguished Professor of English and American Literature at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, specializing in 18th-century English literature, l...
William Crathorn
William Carthorn (c. 1330) was an English Dominican philosopher, from Oxford.
William Carthorn (c. 1330) was an English Dominican philosopher, from Oxford.
William Hirstein
William Hirstein is an American philosopher primarily interested in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics, cognitive science, and analytic philosophy.
William Hirstein is an American philosopher primarily interested in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics, cognitive science, and analytic philosophy.
William Lycan
William G. Lycan is a noted American philosopher teaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,where he is the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor.
William G. Lycan is a noted American philosopher teaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,where he is the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor.
William of Ockham
William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey.
William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey.
Yehoshua Bar-Hillel
Yehoshua Bar-Hillel (יהושע בר-הלל; 1915 in Vienna – 1975 in Jerusalem) was an Israeli philosopher, mathematician, and linguist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, best known for his pioneerin...
Yehoshua Bar-Hillel (יהושע בר-הלל; 1915 in Vienna – 1975 in Jerusalem) was an Israeli philosopher, mathematician, and linguist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, best known for his pioneerin...
Zeno Vendler
Zeno Vendler was an American philosopher of language, and a founding member and former director of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary.
Zeno Vendler was an American philosopher of language, and a founding member and former director of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary.
Ömer Naci Soykan
Ömer Naci Soykan (born. February 10, 1946 in Rize, Turkey) is a Turkish philosopher.
Ömer Naci Soykan (born. February 10, 1946 in Rize, Turkey) is a Turkish philosopher.
Øystein Linnebo
Øystein Linnebo is a philosopher of mathematics at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Øystein Linnebo is a philosopher of mathematics at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Þorsteinn Gylfason
Þorsteinn Gylfason was an Icelandic philosopher, translator, musician and poet.
Þorsteinn Gylfason was an Icelandic philosopher, translator, musician and poet.