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I welcome enquiries from anyone working in any area of metaphysics, philosophy of mind, or philosophy of cognitive science.
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I’m particularly interested in:
I’m currently writing a monograph on natural kinds in psychology.
Another strand on my research concerns peripheral vision: how we should understand our visual capacities outside of the centre of our visual field. This work has focussed on crowding, which is a puzzling phenomenon where objects placed in peripheral vision become harder to identify when they’re placed near other objects.
As well as my work on the interface of philosophy and science, I have also done a lot of work on the metaphysics of properties. Objects in the world have certain properties (for example, a ball may have properties such as redness and sphericity), but how should we best understand these properties? How do they participate in causal interactions? What would properties have to be like to explain the success of science?
I am a Birmingham Fellow. I joined the department in 2017. Since joining Birmingham, I’ve worked mainly in the philosophy of cognitive science, especially on perception.
Before that, I was a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Cambridge for two years. I worked mainly on the metaphysics of properties, and the importance of properties for understanding consciousness.
I got my PhD in 2015 from the University of Durham. My thesis was on attention. For this, I was supported by the University, and by the Royal Institute of Philosophy.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Taylor, H. (Principal Investigator)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/11/24 → 31/08/25
Project: Research Councils
Taylor, H. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/17 → 30/09/18
Project: Research
Taylor, H. (Advisor) & Bremner, A. (Contributor)
Activity: Engagement and Public events › Engagement event
Taylor, H. (Organiser) & Antilici, F. (Organiser)
Activity: Engagement and Public events › Engagement event
Taylor, H. (Recipient) & Low, U.-W. (Recipient), 19 Dec 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Taylor, H. & Sayim, B.
16/07/19 → 11/02/25
9 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
14/01/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media