Wayne A. Davis

American philosopher
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican philosopher
PlacesUnited States of America
isEpistemologist Academic Philosopher Linguist Logician
Work fieldEducation Literature Philosophy Social science
Gender
Male
Birth1951
Age74 years
The details

Biography

Wayne A. Davis (born 1951) is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Georgetown University. He is known for his works on philosophy of mind and philosophy of language.

Books

  • Meaning, Expression, and Thought, Cambridge, 2002, ISBN 0521555132.
  • Irregular Negations, Implicature, and Idioms. Springer, 2016.
  • An Introduction to Logic, 3rd Edition. Kunos Press, 2011.
  • Implicature: Intention, Convention, and Principle in the Failure of Gricean Theory (Paperback). Cambridge University Press, 2007.
  • Nondescriptive Meaning and Reference. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
  • Implicature: Intention, Convention, and Principle in the Failure of Gricean Theory. Cambridge: Camridge University Press, 1998.
  • Study Guide to An Introduction to Logic. Prentice-Hall, 1986.
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