Michael Devitt

7.5k total citations
106 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Michael Devitt is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Philosophy and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Devitt has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 30 papers in Philosophy and 23 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Michael Devitt's work include Philosophy and Theoretical Science (35 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (20 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (19 papers). Michael Devitt is often cited by papers focused on Philosophy and Theoretical Science (35 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (20 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (19 papers). Michael Devitt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Michael Devitt's co-authors include Kim Sterelny, John Divers, Kenneth A. Taylor, David Braun, Samuel Guttenplan, Brian Porter, Georges Rey, Hilary Putnam, Anthony Appiah and Murat Aydede and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cognitive Science and The Philosophical Review.

In The Last Decade

Michael Devitt

99 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Devitt United States 26 1.4k 1.1k 882 461 392 106 2.6k
William G. Lycan United States 26 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 609 0.7× 255 0.6× 1.1k 2.8× 126 3.2k
Colin McGinn United Kingdom 24 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 576 0.7× 145 0.3× 854 2.2× 97 2.5k
Robert Brandom United States 25 1.4k 1.0× 2.2k 2.0× 778 0.9× 318 0.7× 597 1.5× 94 4.0k
Ernest Lepore United States 18 1.0k 0.7× 876 0.8× 378 0.4× 466 1.0× 302 0.8× 55 1.9k
Gareth Evans United Kingdom 8 1.3k 0.9× 982 0.9× 404 0.5× 223 0.5× 536 1.4× 12 1.9k
P. M. S. Hacker United States 27 944 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 330 0.4× 235 0.5× 827 2.1× 134 3.3k
François Récanati France 24 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 238 0.3× 1.2k 2.6× 334 0.9× 106 2.6k
Anthony Kenny United States 26 497 0.4× 1.2k 1.1× 372 0.4× 192 0.4× 416 1.1× 121 2.3k
Gottlob Frege Australia 23 1.3k 1.0× 963 0.9× 787 0.9× 240 0.5× 152 0.4× 58 2.3k
Christopher Peacocke United States 28 2.6k 1.9× 2.4k 2.2× 1.1k 1.3× 212 0.5× 1.4k 3.5× 106 4.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Devitt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Devitt, Michael. (2025). Reference and Beyond.
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Devitt, Michael. (2023). Biological Essentialism. 11 indexed citations
3.
Devitt, Michael. (2023). Incoherent Meanings. Croatian Journal of Philosophy. 23(69). 335–347. 1 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2013). Good and Bad Bach. Croatian Journal of Philosophy. 13(2). 169–200. 3 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2013). Is There a Place for Truth-Conditional Pragmatics?. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 32(2). 85–102. 8 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2012). Semantic Epistemology: Response to Machery. THEORIA An International Journal for Theory History and Foundations of Science. 27(2). 229–233. 13 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2012). Whither Experimental Semantics?. THEORIA An International Journal for Theory History and Foundations of Science. 27(1). 5–36. 41 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2011). Methodology and the Nature of Knowing How. The Journal of Philosophy. 108(4). 205–218. 48 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2009). BUENOS AIRES SYMPOSIUM ON RIGIDITY: RESPONSES. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 29(2). 239–251. 2 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2009). Psychological Conception, Psychological Reality: A Response to Longworth and Slezak. Croatian Journal of Philosophy. 9(1). 35–44. 4 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2008). A Response to Collins’ Note on Conventions and Unvoiced Syntax. Croatian Journal of Philosophy. 8(23). 249–255. 12 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2008). Explanation and Reality in Linguistics. Croatian Journal of Philosophy. 8(23). 203–231. 15 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2008). Resurrecting Biological Essentialism. Philosophy of Science. 75(3). 344–382. 123 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2007). Referential Descriptions and Conversational Implicatures. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 26 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2007). Referential Descriptions: A Note on Bach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2006). Responses to the Rijeka Papers. Croatian Journal of Philosophy. 6(16). 97–112. 5 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2006). Worldmaking made hard : Rejecting global response dependency. Croatian Journal of Philosophy. 6(16). 3–25. 2 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael. (2006). Defending Ignorance of Language: Responses to the Dubrovnik Papers. Croatian Journal of Philosophy. 6(18). 571–606. 16 indexed citations
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Devitt, Michael & Kim Sterelny. (1999). Language and Reality: An Introduction to Philosophy of Language (2nd ed). MIT Press eBooks. 46 indexed citations
20.
Devitt, Michael. (1988). Rorty's Mirrorless World. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 12. 157–177.

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