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; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

. He is known for his works on the

philosophy of language Philosophy of language refers to the philosophical study of the nature of language. It investigates the relationship between language, language users, and the world. Investigations may include inquiry into the nature of Meaning (philosophy), me ...

cognitive science Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes. It examines the nature, the tasks, and the functions of cognition (in a broad sense). Mental faculties of concern to cognitive scientists include percep ...

/ philosophy of the mind, 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 philosophic ...

semantics Semantics is the study of linguistic Meaning (philosophy), meaning. It examines what meaning is, how words get their meaning, and how the meaning of a complex expression depends on its parts. Part of this process involves the distinction betwee ...

and

pragmatics In linguistics and the philosophy of language, pragmatics is the study of how Context (linguistics), context contributes to meaning. The field of study evaluates how human language is utilized in social interactions, as well as the relationship ...

. 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. 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 Canada 1964 births Academic staff of Carleton University Philosophers of linguistics 21st-century Canadian philosophers Academic staff of the University of Western Ontario Glendon College alumni {{Canada-philosopher-stub