Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy alexis.burgess@pomona.edu With Pomona since: 2018 Download High-Res ImageQuicktabsExpertise 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 Education Ph.D. Princeton University A.B. Harvard University Awards & HonorsAwards & Honors William H. & Frances Green Faculty Fellow, Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences 2013