Richard Mark Sainsbury FBA (/ˈseɪnzbəri/; born 1943) is a British philosopher who is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin. He is known for his work in philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and on the philosophies of Bertrand Russell and Gottlob Frege.
Mark Sainsbury | |
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| Born | Richard Mark Sainsbury 1943 (age 80–81) |
| Education | Oxford University (D.Phil.) |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Institutions | King's College London University of Texas, Austin |
Main interests | Philosophy of language, philosophical logic, philosophy of mind, metaphysics |
Notable ideas | Originalist theory of concepts |
Education and career edit
Sainsbury earned his D.Phil. at Oxford University and taught for many years at King's College London where he was Susan Stebbing Professor of Philosophy.[1] He became professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin in 2002.[2] He was editor of the leading philosophy journal Mind from 1990 to 2000. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1998.[3]
Books edit
- Bertrand Russell (Routledge, 1979) ("Arguments of the Philosophers" series).
- Paradoxes (Cambridge University Press, 1988).
- Reference Without Referents (Oxford University Press, 2005).
- Fiction and Fictionalism (Routledge, 2009).
- Seven Puzzles of Thought and How to Solve Them: An Originalist Theory of Concepts (with Michael Tye) (Oxford University Press, 2012).
- Thinking About Things (Oxford University Press, 2018) ISBN 9780198803348.
References edit
- ^ "Former faculty: Professor Mark Sainsbury". King's College London. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Faculty page
- ^ "Sections - British Academy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
External links edit
- Personal home page, with CV, book descriptions, and over 25 papers available for download.
- Academia.edu page
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