Stephen Davies teaches philosophy at the University of Auckland. His major research interest is in the philosophy of art, and the philosophy of music in particular. He is the author of Definitions of Art, Musical Meaning and Expression, Musical Works and Performances, Themes in the Philosophy of Music, The Philosophy of Art, and (forthcoming)Philosophical Perspectives on Art. He is on the editorial boards of Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism and Philosophy Compass, a consulting editor of Res Musica and Philosophy of Music Education Review, and co-editor for aesthetics for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. He is the current President of the American Society for Aesthetics.
Davies also has degrees in musiciology and ethnomusicology, as well as philosophy, and pursues research interests in Balinese music and dance.
