Zeno Vendler

Zeno Vendler
BornDecember 22, 1921
DiedJanuary 13, 2004 (aged 82)
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Main interestsPhilosophy of language
Notable ideasVerbal aspect

Zeno Vendler (December 22, 1921 January 13, 2004) was an American philosopher of language, and a founding member and former director of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary. His work on lexical aspect, quantifiers, and nominalization has been influential in the field of linguistics.