Kenneth Allen Taylor Explained
Kenneth Allen Taylor (November 4, 1954 – December 2, 2019)[1] was an American philosopher and co-host (with John Perry) of the radio program Philosophy Talk.[2]
Education and career
Taylor received his A.B. from the University of Notre Dame in 1977.[3] He received his Ph.D. in 1984 from the University of Chicago, where he completed his dissertation under the supervision of Leonard Linsky. Before coming to Stanford, Taylor taught in the philosophy departments at Rutgers University, University of Maryland at College Park, Wesleyan University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Middlebury College.[4]
Taylor chaired the department of philosophy at Stanford University from 2001 to 2009.[5]
He died from a heart attack on December 2, 2019.[6]
Philosophical work
Taylor specialized in philosophy of language and philosophy of mind.[7] Taylor's interests included semantics, reference, naturalism, and relativism. He authored numerous articles, which appeared in journals such as Noûs, Philosophical Studies, and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.[8] Taylor also published three books: Truth and Meaning: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language (Blackwell Publishers), Reference and the Rational Mind (CSLI Publications), and Meaning Diminished: Toward Metaphysically Modest Semantics (Oxford University Press).[9]
Bibliography
- Book: Taylor, Kenneth . Truth and Meaning: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language . Oxford . Blackwell Publishers. 1998 . 1-57718-048-8 .
- Book: Taylor, Kenneth . Reference and the Rational Mind . Stanford . CSLI Publications . 2003 . 1-57586-431-2 .
- Book: Taylor, Kenneth . Meaning Diminished: Toward Metaphysically Modest Semantics . Oxford . Oxford University Press . 2019 . 9780198803447.
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Notes and References
- News: Shepherd . Erin . In Memoriam: Kenneth A. Taylor . 13 January 2020 . American Philosophical Association . 3 December 2019.
- News: Perry. John. 2019-04-12. A Tribute to Ken Taylor (1954-2019). English. KALW. Philosophy Talk. Stanford, CA 94305.
- Web site: Weinberg . Justin . Ken Taylor (1954-2019) (updated) . Daily Nous . 3 December 2019 . Columbia, South Carolina 29208 . English . 3 December 2019.
- Web site: Taylor . Kenneth . Curriculum Vitae . Stanford Philosophy . Stanford University . 7 December 2019 . Stanford, CA 94305 . English.
- News: Veit . Cooper . Espinosa . Michael . Beloved philosophy professor Ken Taylor dies at 65 . 7 December 2019 . The Stanford Daily . The Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation . 5 December 2019 . Stanford, CA 94305 . English.
- News: Ho . Catherine . Ken Taylor, Stanford philosophy professor and co-host of Philosophy Talk, dies at 65 . 13 January 2020 . San Francisco Chronicle . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Jabbar . Natalie . Stanford philosophy professor and co-host of Philosophy Talk Ken Taylor dies at 65 . Stanford News . Stanford University . 6 December 2019 . Stanford, California 94305 . English . 4 December 2019.
- Web site: Taylor . Kenneth . Curriculum Vitae . Stanford Philosophy . Stanford University . 7 December 2019 . Stanford, CA 94305 . English.
- Web site: Stanford Philosophy . Kenneth A. Taylor. Stanford University . 2019-06-12.