Kevin A Richardson
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
I am a philosophy professor who interprets the social world and seeks to change it, too. I study the nature and meaning of social categories—things like race, gender, and sexual orientation.
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My current research question is: how do social categories operate in a diverse, fragmented, and ambiguous social world? In a series of papers, I argue that social categories are often indeterminate and scalar (viz., come in degrees).
I received my PhD in Philosophy from MIT in 2017. I received my BA in Philosophy from UNC Chapel Hill in 2012. I specialize in metaphysics and philosophy of language.
Current Research Interests
I also write about the nature of social groups, social movements, and transformative social change.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Philosophy, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2021
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