Brian Davies (philosopher)

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Brian Davies

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Born	Brian Evan Anthony Davies; 1951 (age 72–73)
Nationality	British
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Roman Catholic)
Church	Latin Church
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Bristol (BA); King's College London (MTh);
Thesis	Reasons and Belief (1976)
Influences	G. E. M. Anscombe; Thomas Aquinas; Peter Geach; Herbert McCabe; Alvin Plantinga; Richard Swinburne;
Academic work
Discipline	Philosophy; theology;
Sub-discipline	Medieval philosophy; philosophy of religion;
School or tradition	Analytical Thomism
Institutions	Blackfriars, Oxford; University of Oxford; Fordham University;
Doctoral students	Mark Wynn

Brian Evan Anthony Davies OP (born 1951) is a British philosopher, Roman Catholic priest, and friar. He is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University (since 1995), and author of An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, now in its fourth English edition, which has been translated into five languages.

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