Race theories in analytic philosophy have evolved over the last decade bringing  advances on various topics of debate, ranging from the metaphysics of human categories to the role of race in medicine.  Its influence on the study of race and ethnicity has been substantial, and it has been a touchstone for debate and research on race and ethnicity in other fields.  This conference focuses on that body of work, and showcases new perspectives by upcoming and established philosophers.

 

 

 

 

 

Luc Faucher (Université du Québec à Montréal),  "Race, moral ills and emotions: for a finer texturing of emotions underlying racial ills"

 

Eduard Machery (University of Pittsburgh),  "The Folk Concept of Race"

 

Ron Mallon (University of Utah),  "Racial Classification, Psychological Essentialism, and Giving Culture Its Due"

 

Quayshawn Spencer (Stanford University),  "Is Cladistic Race a Genuine Kind?"

 

Paul Taylor (Temple University), “The Racial Stance: Pragmatism and Post-Analytic Race Theory”

 

Mark Risjord (Emory University), "Race, Knowledge, and Social Role"

 

Julie Shulman (Alliant International University) and Joshua Glasgow (Victoria University of Wellington),  "Is Race-Thinking Biological, Social, or Something Else, and Does It Matter for Racism?  An Exploratory Study”

 

Michael Root (University of Minnesota),  "The Use of Racial Categories in the Social and Biomedical Sciences"

 

Yolonda Wilson (Duke University),  "BiDil and the Ethics of Racialized Medicine"