Daniel Osher Nathan is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Texas Tech University. He is known for his expertise on aesthetics, ethical theory, and philosophy of law. Views Nathan defends an anti-intentionalist position in aesthetic interpretation and believes that intentionalism stems from a faulty analogy between an artwork and an utterance for communication. See also William K. Wimsatt Monroe Beardsley Judicial interpretation Legal interpretation References External links Daniel O. Nathan's Website Nathan's papers Daniel O. Nathan at Texas Tech University 21st-century American educators 21st-century American essayists 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American philosophers American ethicists American legal scholars American literary critics American literary theorists American male essayists American male non-fiction writers American philosophy academics Analytic philosophers Communication theorists Critical theorists Date of birth missing (living people) Literacy and society theorists Living people Mass media theorists Media critics Philosophers of art Philosophers of culture Philosophers of law Philosophers of literature Philosophers of social science Philosophy writers Place of birth missing (living people) Texas Tech University faculty University of Illinois Chicago alumni University of Michigan alumni Year of birth missing (living people)