Rod L. Evans Explained

Rod L. Evans is an American philosopher, author, and lecturer who writes and speaks on ethics, religion, political philosophy, and English usage.

Evans graduated from Old Dominion University and received a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Virginia. He is currently Lecturer of Philosophy at Old Dominion University.^[1]

He has published seventeen books, including books about political philosophy, religion, lexicography, English usage, and recreational linguistics.

Publications

• Alcohol and Drugs
• Fundamentalism: Hazards and Heartbreaks^[2]
• Drug Legalization: For and Against^[3]
• The Right Words^[4]
• The Quotable Conservative^[5]
• The Gilded Tongue^{[6] [7]}
• The Artful Nuance: A Refined Guide to Imperfectly Understood Words in the English Language^{[8] [9]}
• Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits^[10]
• Tyrannosaurus Lex: The Marvelous Book of...Wordplay^{[11] [12]}

See also

• American philosophy
• List of American philosophers

Notes and References

1. Stevens, Heidi (June 25, 2011). "Had any trouble with your meat hand lately?: Author shares the skinny on 'satyriasis,' 'hypergamy' and other puzzling terms", Chicago Tribune, p. 16.
2. Book: Evans. Rod L.. Berent. Irwin M. ; foreword by Steve Allen ; introduction by Isaac Asimov. Fundamentalism : hazards and heartbreaks. registration. 1988. Open Court. La Salle, IL. 0812690818.
3. Book: Evans. Rod L.. Berent. Irwin M.. Drug legalization : for and against. 1992. Open Court. LaSalle, IL. 0812691830. 1. print..
4. Book: Berent. Irwin M.. Evans. Rod L.. The right words : the 350 best things to say to get along with people. 1992. Warner Books. New York. 0446363588. Warner Books.
5. Book: Evans. Rod L.. Berent. Irwin M. ; introduction by William F. Buckley ; foreword by William E. Simon. The quotable conservative : the giants of conservatism on liberty, freedom, individual responsibility, and traditional values. 1996. Adams Pub.. Holbrook, MA. 1580620566.
6. Busch, Jim (November 26, 2006). "'Gilded Tongue' will have you speaking archaically", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, p. n/a.
7. Book: Evans. Rod L.. The gilded tongue : overly eloquent words for everyday things. 2006. Writer's Digest Books. Cincinnati, OH. 1582973822. 1st.
8. Ruehlmann, Bill (May 3, 2009). "A funny (or is that witty?) take on English", The Virginian-Pilot, p. E7.
9. Book: Evans. Rod L.. The artful nuance : a refined guide to imperfectly understood words in the English language. 2009. Perigee. New York. 978-0399534829. 1st.
10. Book: Evans. Rod L.. 2011 . Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits: Unfamiliar Terms for Familiar Things . New York . . 978-0399536724.
11. Book: Evans. Rod L.. Tyrannosaurus lex : the marvelous book of palindromes, anagrams, and other delightful and outrageous wordplay. 2012. Perigee Book. New York. 978-0399537493. 1st.
12. News: Watson. Denise. ODU professor writes 'Lady Gaga' of word books. 22 June 2017. Virginian-Pilot. 11 June 2012. en.