University of Stirling

Philosophy

Current Students: Postgraduates

Postgraduate Student

Gayle Taira

   

Gayle Taira , BA  (East Asian History) – University of Hawaii at Hilo , BA  (Philosophy) – University of Hawaii at Hilo, M.Litt  - University of Stirling

address

University of Stirling

Stirling

FK9 4LA
Scotland

UK
email Email: Gayle Taira
  Supervisors:

Professor Alan Millar

Professor Adrian Haddock

About me

I came from a state of paradise (Hawaii in the U.S.), where I did both of my undergraduate degrees, and in the process acquired the philosophical disease. Seeking treatment, I came to beautiful Scotland in 2004 for the Knowledge and Mind MLitt program here at Stirling University. Not completely cured, I have stayed on to do research into the epistemology of testimony in the light of Wittgenstein’s remarks on hinge propositions. Other philosophical interests include philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and the philosophy of disability.
Research

My focus at present is on the epistemology of testimony as seen in the light of Wittgenstein’s remarks on hinge propositions.

Recent Presentations/Publications
  • ‘The Long and Winding Road: Fumerton on the epistemology of testimony’. Presented spring 2008 at the Graduate work-in-progress seminar.
  • ‘Our Lives and Ideologies: The Effect of Life Experience on the Perceived Morality of the Policy of Physician-Assisted Suicide’. In End-of Life Issues and Persons With Disabilities; (2007) Timothy H. Lillie and James L. Werth, (eds); Pro-Ed; chapter 7. [This article was originally published in the Journal of Disability Policy Studies, (2005) vol 16, no 1; p 53-57]