Donald Herbert Davidson (March 6, 1917 – August 30, 2003) was an American philosopher. He served as Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1981 to 2003 after having also held teaching appointments at Stanford University, Rockefeller University, Princeton University, and the University of Chicago. Davidson was known for his charismatic personality and the depth and difficulty of his thought.[5] His work exerted considerable influence in many areas of philosophy from the 1960s onward, particularly in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and action theory. While Davidson was an analytic philosopher, and most of his influence lies in that tradition, his work has attracted attention in continental philosophy as well, particularly in literary theory and related areas.[6]
Personal life
Davidson was married three times. His first wife was the artist Virginia Davidson, with whom he had his only child, a daughter, Elizabeth (Davidson) Boyer.[7] Following his divorce from Virginia Davidson, he married for the second time to Nancy Hirschberg, Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and later at Chicago Circle. She died in 1979.[8] In 1984, Davidson married for the third and last time, to philosopher Marcia Cavell.[9]
Awards
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1975)[12]
Elected to the American Philosophical Society (1985)[13]
Jean Nicod Prize (1995)
Donald Herbert Davidson
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American philosopher (1917–2003)
Born | March 6, 1917 |
Died | August 30, 2003 |
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Donald Herbert Davidson
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American philosopher (1917–2003)
Born | March 6, 1917 |
Died | August 30, 2003 |
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Philosophy, Language and languages, Language and languages, philosophy, Act (philosophy), Truth, Act (Philosophy), Decision making, General, Idea (Philosophy), Langage et langues, Logic, Methodology, One (The One in philosophy), Philosophie, Pleasure, Predicate (logic), Semantics, Semantics (Philosophy), Semantiek, Spanish: Adult Nonfiction, American Philosophy, Analysis (philosophy), Ancient & Classical, Brain, British PhilosophyTime
20th centuryID Numbers
- OLID: OL1011709A
- ISNI: 0000000109320658
- VIAF: 108821490
- Wikidata: Q311772
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q311772
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July 8, 2022 | Edited by kolakowj7580 | correct name from generics "David Donaldson" to "Donald Herbert Davidson" , common name is causing mis-mapping |
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