Alexis Burgess

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy

With Pomona since:

2018

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Expertise

Alexis Burgess works at the intersection of metaphysics and the philosophy of language, on foundational questions about representation and reality. He is especially interested in understanding conceptual change, and how it shapes our social world. Recently, his research has centered on personal identity and survival.

Areas of Expertise

Truth
Fiction
Realism
Reference
Existence
Identity
Indeterminacy

Work

Selected Publications

“The things we do with identity,” Mind 2018

“Conceptual ethics I & II, with David Plunkett,” Philosophy Compass 2013

“Truth,” with John Burgess, Princeton University Press, 2011

Education

Ph.D. Princeton University

A.B. Harvard University

Awards & Honors

William H. & Frances Green Faculty Fellow, Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences 2013