Robert Stainton (born 1964) is a Canadian philosopher/linguist and Distinguished University Professor at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

. He is known for his works on the

philosophy of language In analytic philosophy, philosophy of language investigates the nature of language and the relations between language, language users, and the world. Investigations may include inquiry into the nature of meaning, intentionality, reference, ...

, cognitive science/

philosophy of the mind Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the ontology and nature of the mind and its relationship with the body. The mind–body problem is a paradigmatic issue in philosophy of mind, although a number of other issues are add ...

, analytic metaphysics/

philosophical logic Understood in a narrow sense, philosophical logic is the area of logic that studies the application of logical methods to philosophical problems, often in the form of extended logical systems like modal logic. Some theorists conceive philosophical ...

semantics Semantics (from grc, σημαντικός ''sēmantikós'', "significant") is the study of reference, meaning, or truth. The term can be used to refer to subfields of several distinct disciplines, including philosophy Philosophy (f ...

and

pragmatics In linguistics and related fields, pragmatics is the study of how context contributes to meaning. The field of study evaluates how human language is utilized in social interactions, as well as the relationship between the interpreter and the int ...

. He is currently leading a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grant-funded project on The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Languages with

Christopher Viger Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

. He is also “a fanatical carp fisher,” as he told ''Outdoor Canada''.

Selected publications

*''Words and Thoughts''. Oxford University Press, Oxford: 2006. 48 pp.(Paperback edition, with corrections: 2009.) *''Knowledge and Mind''. (With J. Andrew Brook). The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA: 2000. 53 pp.(Paperback edition: 2001.) *''Philosophical Perspectives on Language''. Broadview Press, Peterborough, ON: 1996. 39 pp.*''Discourse, Structure and Linguistic Choice: The Theory and Applications of Molecular Sememics'' by T. Price Caldwell''.'' (Co-edited with Oliver Cresswell) Springer, Dordrecht: 2018. 34 pp.*''Sourcebook in the History of Philosophy of Language: Primary Source Texts from the Pre-Socratics to Mill.'' (Co-edited with Margaret Cameron and Benjamin Hill). Springer, Dordrecht: 2017. 102 pp.*''Linguistic Content: New Essays on the History of Philosophy of Language.'' (Co-edited with Margaret Cameron). Oxford University Press, Oxford: 2015. 88 pp.*''Michael Gregory’s Proposals for a Communication Linguistics''. (Co-edited with Jessica de Villiers). Editions du GREF, Toronto: 2009. 40 pp.*''Compositionality, Context and Semantic Values: Essays in Honour of Ernie Lepore.'' (Co-edited with Christopher Viger) Springer, Dordrecht: 2009. 81 pp.*''The Achilles of Rationalist Psychology''. (Co-edited with Thomas M. Lennon). Springer, Dordrecht: 2008. 89 pp.*''Ellipsis and Non-Sentential Speech''. (Co-edited with Reinaldo Elugardo) Springer, Dordrecht: 2005. 62 pp.

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Living people Linguists from the United States 1964 births Academic staff of Carleton University Philosophers of language Philosophers of linguistics 21st-century American philosophers Academic staff of the University of Western Ontario Glendon College alumni {{US-academic-bio-stub