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Maximilian de Gaynesford -LRB- born 1968 -RRB- is an English philosopher and the author of `` The Rift in the Lute  : Attuning Poetry and Philosophy '' -LRB- Oxford , 2017 -RRB- .. He was educated at Ampleforth College and Balliol College , Oxford -LRB- 1986 -- 9 ; First in Modern History -RRB- , after which he spent several years studying Theology , before turning to Philosophy in 1993 .. Ampleforth College. Ampleforth College. Before receiving his doctorate , he was elected Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Lincoln College , Oxford -LRB- 1997 -RRB- .. He was subsequently Humboldt Research Fellow at the Freie Universitat Berlin -LRB- 2003 -RRB- and a tenured professor at The College of William and Mary in Virginia -LRB- 2002 -- 2006 -RRB- before becoming Professor of Philosophy -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and Head of Department -LRB- 2016 -RRB- at the University of Reading .. Freie Universitat Berlin. Freie Universitat Berlin. The College of William and Mary. The College of William and Mary. University of Reading. University of Reading. He is the author of over forty articles and four books  : `` The Rift in the Lute  : Attuning Poetry and Philosophy '' -LRB- Oxford , 2017 -RRB- , I  : The Meaning of the First Person Term -LRB- Oxford , 2006 -RRB- , Hilary Putnam -LRB- Routledge , 2006 -RRB- , and John McDowell -LRB- Polity , 2004 -RRB- .. John McDowell. John McDowell. Hilary Putnam. Hilary Putnam. In 2011 , he edited a collection of articles on the Philosophy of Action , Agents And Their Actions -LRB- Blackwell -RRB- , which includes recent work by John McDowell and Joseph Raz .. John McDowell. John McDowell. Joseph Raz. Joseph Raz. He often gives papers on attuning poetry and philosophy for general audiences , as here .. He spoke at the Harvard Conference in celebration of Hilary Putnam , here .. Hilary Putnam. Hilary Putnam. He has a daughter , Elisabeth -LRB- born 2009 -RRB- .