William Leslie Davidson (1848–1929) was a Scottish philosopher.William Leslie Davidson. Oxford Reference. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
Early life Davidson was born and raised in Old Rayne, a village in the north-east of Scotland, near Aberdeen.
He was educated at Aberdeen University before embarking on a career and life dedicated to philosophy.
During the First World War, Davidson fought as a colonel in the Royal Field Artillery.
Death Davidson died in Aberdeen in 1929.
Quotes He is known for coining the following quote from his book Recent Theistic Discussion:
Selected publications The Logic of Definition: Explained and Applied, Longmans, London, 1885. Theism As Grounded in Human Nature: Historically and Critically Handled. Being the Burnett Lectures for 1892, Longmans, Green, London, 1893. The Stoic Creed, T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh, 1907. Leading and Important English Words: Explained and Exemplified. An Aid to Teaching, Longmans, London, 1909. Political Thought in England: The Utilitarians from Bentham to Mill, Williams and Norgate, London, 1915. (Home University Library of Modern Knowledge) Recent Theistic Discussion, T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh, 1921.
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