Kenneth Allen Taylor

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Kenneth Allen Taylor
John Perry and Kenneth Taylor at Philosophy Talk
Born(1954-11-04)November 4, 1954
Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
Died (aged 65)
Los Altos, California, U.S.
Education
  • A.B.
    , 1977)
  • PhD
    , 1984)
Era
20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Main interests
Philosophy of language, philosophy of mind

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

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

  • Taylor, Kenneth (1998). Truth and Meaning: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
    ISBN 1-57718-048-8
    .
  • Taylor, Kenneth (2003). Reference and the Rational Mind. Stanford: CSLI Publications.
    ISBN 1-57586-431-2
    .
  • Taylor, Kenneth (2019). Meaning Diminished: Toward Metaphysically Modest Semantics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
    ISBN 9780198803447
    .

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Shepherd, Erin (3 December 2019). "In Memoriam: Kenneth A. Taylor". American Philosophical Association. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ^ Perry, John (2019-04-12). "A Tribute to Ken Taylor (1954-2019)". Stanford, CA 94305: KALW. Philosophy Talk.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ Weinberg, Justin (3 December 2019). "Ken Taylor (1954-2019) (updated)". Daily Nous. Columbia, South Carolina 29208. Retrieved 3 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Taylor, Kenneth. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Stanford Philosophy. Stanford, CA 94305: Stanford University. Retrieved 7 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ Veit, Cooper; Espinosa, Michael (5 December 2019). "Beloved philosophy professor Ken Taylor dies at 65". Stanford, CA 94305: The Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation. The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 7 December 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ^ Ho, Catherine (8 December 2019). "Ken Taylor, Stanford philosophy professor and co-host of Philosophy Talk, dies at 65". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ Jabbar, Natalie (4 December 2019). "Stanford philosophy professor and co-host of Philosophy Talk Ken Taylor dies at 65". Stanford News. Stanford, California 94305: Stanford University. Retrieved 6 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  8. ^ Taylor, Kenneth. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Stanford Philosophy. Stanford, CA 94305: Stanford University. Retrieved 7 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  9. ^ Stanford Philosophy. "Kenneth A. Taylor". Stanford University. Retrieved 2019-06-12.


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