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1043The Mark of the Plural: Generic Generalizations and RaceIn Paul C. Taylor, Linda Martín Alcoff & Luvell Anderson (eds.), The Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Race, Routledge. pp. 277-289. 2017.We argue that generic generalizations about racial groups are pernicious in what they communicate (both to members of that racial group and to members of other racial groups), and may be central to the construction of social categories like racial groups. We then consider how we should change and challenge uses of generic generalizations about racial groups.
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638Why realists must reject normative quietismPhilosophical Studies 174 (11): 2795-2817. 2017.The last two decades have seen a surge of support for normative quietism: most notably, from Dworkin, Nagel, Parfit and Scanlon. Detractors like Enoch and McPherson object that quietism is incompatible with realism about normativity. The resulting debate has stagnated somewhat. In this paper I explore and defend a more promising way of developing that objection: I’ll argue that if normative quietism is true, we can create reasons out of thin air, so normative realists must reject normative quiet…Read more
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859What a Loaded Generalization: Generics and Social CognitionPhilosophy Compass 10 (9): 625-635. 2015.This paper explores the role of generics in social cognition. First, we explore the nature and effects of the most common form of generics about social kinds. Second, we discuss the nature and effects of a less common but equally important form of generics about social kinds. Finally, we consider the implications of this discussion for how we ought to use language about the social world
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University of PennsylvaniaAssociate Professor
Princeton University
PhD, 2016
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Areas of Interest
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| Epistemology |
| Applied Ethics |
| Meta-Ethics |
| Normative Ethics |
| Philosophy of Law |
| Social and Political Philosophy |
| Philosophy of Language |