Please note the following upcoming event as part of the Macquarie University Lunchtime Seminar Series. ****Please note the different room to last week ****
In Defence of the Metaphysics of Race Dr. Adam Hochman (Macquarie University) Tuesday March 10th, 1-2pm W3A Rm 501 (Blackshield Room) Philosophers have been increasingly active in the debate about the reality of race since it heated up in the new millennium. Some argue against the reality of race. Some argue that race is real. A few – and it is with these scholars that this talk is concerned – have defended a deflationist position which would subvert the debate about the reality of race. These deflationists are against metaphysical approaches to the debate. While the anti-metaphysicians do not all agree on what the metaphysics of race actually entails, they do agree that the use of racial concepts should be determined on normative, rather than metaphysical, grounds. In this talk I will defend the metaphysics of race against the criticisms of its opponents. I will argue that alongside a debate about whether or not 'race talk' is useful or harmful in various contexts we ought to have a debate about what ‘race’ means and whether it is real. That is, we ought to pursue the metaphysics of race alongside other valuable projects. *Feel free to bring your lunch. Bring a coffee mug if you would like a tea or coffee.* Contact: Rachael Brown (rachael.br...@mq.edu.au), Paul Formosa ( paul.form...@mq.edu.au), Mike Olson (mike.ol...@mq.edu.au) A google calendar with details of other events in this series is available for viewing and subscription by following this link: http://tinyurl.com/k85h2dl _______________________________________________ Other upcoming talks in this series: March 18th: Rachael Briggs (ANU) *** Please note the change of date**** March 24th: Richard Menary (Macquarie) March 31st: Katrina Hutchison (Macquarie)
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