Daniel Bonevac

Daniel Albert Bonevac (born 1955) is an American philosopher and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. His academic interests span metaphysics, philosophical logic, ethics, and Eastern philosophy. He earned his bachelor's degree from Haverford College in 1975, a master's from the University of Pittsburgh in 1977, and a Ph.D. in 1980, with his doctoral dissertation focused on "Ontological Reduction and Abstract Entities". Bonevac joined the University of Texas at Austin in 1980, rising to the rank of full professor in 1992 and chairing the philosophy department from 1991 to 2001. He is also known for his conservative political views, having publicly supported Donald Trump in 2016. More recently, in 2024, he co-filed a lawsuit challenging policies related to student absences for abortions and the hiring of teaching assistants, indicating a stance against accommodating certain reproductive health choices and gender identity expressions.