Mark C. Taylor

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Mark C. Taylor (born 13 December 1945) is the Cluett Professor of Humanities at Williams College. He calls himself a "philosopher of culture,"^[1] specializing in continental philosophy and religious theory. Taylor received his B.A from Wesleyan University (1968), his Ph.D. in religion from Harvard University (1973), and a "Doktorgrad" in philosophy from the University of Copenhagen (1981).

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4 See also
5 External links
6 Notes

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Taylor has written extensively on a host of subjects, including philosophy, religion, economics, architecture, and education, but he is most known for his pioneering work in postmodern a/theology in which he famously linked the radical theology of the death of God with deconstruction and the hermeneutics of suspicion.

Mark Taylor was a close personal friend of Jacques Derrida. When Derrida died on October 8, 2004, the New York Times published a less than glowing obituary of the philosopher.^[2] Taylor was outraged by the obituary, and proceeded to write a "correct" obituary to the Times, which was published a few days later.^[3]

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Taylor has been at Williams College since 1973, but has also held visiting appointments at Harvard University, Smith College, University of North Carolina, and University of Sydney. He is currently a visiting professor of religion and architecture at Columbia University.