Academic Background: Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1970.
Research Interests: Philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. Explores truth and reference theories.
Appointments: Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University.
Publications: Author of Renewing Meaning: A Speech-Act Theoretic Approach (Oxford University Press, 2004).
Additional Contributions: Organizer of international philosophy conferences.