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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: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
• Study Guide to An Introduction to Logic. Prentice-Hall, 1986.

References

1. Steinberg, Jesse R. (30 June 2008). "Review of John Searle's Philosophy of Language: Force, Meaning and Mind". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
2. Zimmerman, Michael J. (6 July 2010). "Review of What Is This Thing Called Happiness?". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
3. Capuano, Antonio (5 March 2018). "Review of Reference and Representation in Thought and Language". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
4. Martinich, A. P. (3 October 2003). "Review of Meaning, Expression, and Thought, Cambridge". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.

External links

• "Wayne Davis". Georgetown University.

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