David Reidy (professor)David A. Reidy is an American philosopher, currently the Distinguished Humanities Professor at University of Tennessee.Early life and educationReidy received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy/American Literature from DePauw University in 1984, a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Kansas in 1992 and a Ph.D in Philosophy from University of Kansas in 1997 and a Juris Doctorate from Indiana University School of Law Bloomington in 1987.