William Leslie Davidson (1848–1929) was a Scottish philosopher.
[1] Davidson was born and raised in Old Rayne, a village in the north-east of Scotland, near Aberdeen.
He was educated at Aberdeen University before embarking on a career and life dedicated to philosophy.
[2] During the First World War, Davidson fought as a colonel in the Royal Field Artillery.
[1] He is known for coining the following quote from his book Recent Theistic Discussion: A mind not wholly wishful to reach the truth, or to rest it in or obey it when found, is to that extent a mind impervious to truth an incapable of unbiased belief.