Dr. Elanor Taylor is a Scottish philosopher. Taylor is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.[1] She specializes in metaphysics and the philosophy of science with competency in the philosophy of gender. In 2023-2024, Taylor was a residential fellow at the National Humanities Center to complete a monograph on social metaphysics.

Education edit

Taylor received her Ph.D. in Philosophy from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2012.

Notable Publications edit

“Substantive Social Metaphysics.” (2023) Philosophers' Imprint 23(18): 1-18[2]

“Explanatory Distance.” (2023) British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 74(1): 221-239[3]

"Against Explanatory Realism." (2018) Philosophical Studies 175 (1): 197-219[4]

“Groups and Oppression.” (2016) Hypatia 31 (3): 520–536[5]

“Collapsing Emergence.” (2015) Philosophical Quarterly 65 (271): 732-753[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Elanor Taylor". Philosophy. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. ^ Taylor, Elanor (2023-10-19). "Substantive Social Metaphysics". Philosophers' Imprint. 23. doi:10.3998/phimp.1972. ISSN 1533-628X.
  3. ^ Taylor, Elanor (2023-03-01). "Explanatory Distance". The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 74 (1): 221–239. doi:10.1086/714788. ISSN 0007-0882.
  4. ^ Taylor, Elanor (2018-01-01). "Against explanatory realism". Philosophical Studies. 175 (1): 197–219. doi:10.1007/s11098-017-0862-0. ISSN 1573-0883.
  5. ^ Taylor, Elanor (July 2016). "Groups and Oppression". Hypatia. 31 (3): 520–536. doi:10.1111/hypa.12252. ISSN 0887-5367.
  6. ^ Taylor, Elanor (2015-04-30). "Collapsing Emergence". The Philosophical Quarterly. 65 (261): 732–753. doi:10.1093/pq/pqv039. ISSN 0031-8094.