Kenneth Allen Taylor

Philosopher, Academic

1954 –

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Who is Kenneth Allen Taylor?

Kenneth Allen Taylor is an American philosopher. He was the chair of the department of philosophy at Stanford University from 2001 to 2009. Professor Taylor specializes in philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. His interests include semantics, reference, naturalism, and relativism. He is the author of numerous articles, which have appeared in journals such as Noûs, Philosophical Studies, and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, and two books, Truth and Meaning: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language and Reference and the Rational Mind.

Taylor received his Ph.D. in 1984 from the University of Chicago, where he completed a his dissertation under the supervision of Leonard Linsky. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1977.

Before coming to Stanford, Professor Taylor taught in the philosophy departments at Rutgers University, University of Maryland at College Park, Wesleyan University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Middlebury College. He is the co-host, with John Perry, of the radio program Philosophy Talk.

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Born
1954
Also known as
  • Ken Taylor
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Notre Dame
    ( - 1977)
  • Doctorate, University of Chicago
    ( - 1984)
Employment
  • Director, Stanford Symbolic Systems Program
  • Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park
    (1989 - 1992)
  • Visiting Instructor, Middlebury College
    (1983 - 1984)
  • Assistant Professor, Wesleyan University
    (1985 - 1989)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    (1985 - 1986)
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Middlebury College
    (1984 - 1985)
  • Associate Professor, Stanford University
    (1995 - 2004)
  • Associate Professor, Rutgers University
    (1992 - 1995)

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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