Death & Obituary: Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, Kenneth ‘Ken’ Taylor, has died. He passed away on December 2, 2019 at age 65.
Professor Ken Taylor’s death, announced earlier today, was unexpected. Just yesterday he shared with friends on social media that he had nearly completed his next book, Referring to the World.
Professor Taylor lectured at Stanford since 1995. Prior to that, he worked at Rutgers University, the University of Maryland, Wesleyan University, the University of North Carolina, and Middlebury College.
He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, and his bachelor’s at the University of Notre Dame. According to a tribute of him created by Justin Weinberg
Professor Ken Taylor Cause Of Death.
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Krista Lawlor, chair of the Department of Philosophy at Stanford, shares the following:
We are profoundly sad to announce that our colleague Ken Taylor died suddenly at his home yesterday evening. Ken was a beloved and important presence in the Stanford Philosophy Department for many years. Plans for a memorial will be announced on the department website.