James A. Moffett '29 Lectures in Ethics 

Paul C. Taylor is the Presidential Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his undergraduate training at Morehouse College and his graduate training at the Kennedy School of Government and at Rutgers University. His research focuses primarily on aesthetics, the philosophy of race, American philosophy, and Africana philosophy. His books include "Black is Beautiful: A Philosophy of Black Aesthetics," which received the 2017 monograph prize from the American Society for Aesthetics (ASA), and "Race: A Philosophical Introduction."