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In Memoriam: Gabriele Taylor (1927-2026)

Brian Leiter

Dr. Taylor, who spent her career at Oxford University, where she was a fellow and tutor at St. Anne’s College, was best-known for her work in moral psychology and the philosophy of emotions. The St. Anne’s memorial notice is here. Philosopher Roger Crisp, who called this to my attention, notes that, “Her collected essays, as well as a memoir of her remarkable life, will be published next year, edited by her former student, Constantine Sandis.”

Comments are open for remembrances from those who knew Dr. Taylor or for those who would like to comment on the significance of her work.

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3 responses to “In Memoriam: Gabriele Taylor (1927-2026)”

  1. Samir Okasha

    Gabriele Taylor was my undergraduate philosophy tutor at St Anne’s College, Oxford from 1989-1992. I remember her as an incisive philosopher, an interesting person, and an extremely kind and supportive tutor. She was much loved by her students. I am grateful to her for encouraging me to go into philosophy.

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  2. Margaret Gilbert

    I first met Gabriele Taylor when I was a graduate student in philosophy at St. Anne’s, studying for the B.Phil. Later I returned to the college as a Research Fellow. From then on, when I came to Oxford I would meet Gabriele for lunch or coffee and talk philosophy with her, meetings that were always both pleasant and rewarding. It was some while since I had seen her when I went to visit her in her home in Oxford summer. She opened the door and offered me coffee, which she prepared, and we went to sit in her living room where we proceeded to talk as we had before. I was amazed when it transpired that she was 98 years old—-I had imagined her more than 10 years younger. I was very sad to learn that she had gone. I look forward to reading her memoir and learning something about her childhood in Germany, something we never touched upon.

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    1. Margaret Gilbert

      Correction to my post: it should have read “when I went to her home last summer”.

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