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In 2014 I was awarded my PhD in philosophy by the University of Sydney. In 2015 I began a three year Macquarie University Research Fellowship (MQRF). My position at Macquarie was made ongoing in 2016. I finished my MQRF in 2018, and in 2019 I began another three year research project, supported by a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA).
My current focus is on philosophy of race. I am interested in the following questions. What is race? Is race biologically real, socially real, or not real at all? If there are no races, what are there? What is the relationship between race, racism, ethnicity and ethnocentrism? Can philosophy of language help us to define these terms? What role can the history of the race concept play in answering these questions?
I also have an ongoing interest in the relationship between proximate and evolutionary forms of explanation. I am especially interested in conflations and confusions surrounding 'how' and 'why' explanations, and how they play out in work at the intersection of biology and psychology.
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Macquarie University Research Centre for Agency, Values and Ethics (CAVE)
Mackenzie, C., Kennett, J., Rogers, W., Menary, R., Meyerson, D., Atkin, A., Bernal-Pulido, C., Deranty, J., Downey, G., Formosa, P., Heersmink, R., Hochman, A., Hutchison, K., Johnson, J., Klein, C., Levy, N., Lotz, M., MacDermott, T., Olson, M., Rossmanith, K., Schier, E., Sinnerbrink, R., Smith, N., Stotz, K., Sutton, J. & White, K.
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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Macquarie University Ethics and Agency Research Centre
Mackenzie, C., Rogers, W., Meyerson, D., Kennett, J., Menary, R., Barrow, A., Bernal-Pulido, C., Deranty, J., Downey, G., Faulkner, J., Formosa, P., Hochman, A., Hutchison, K., Johnson, J., Levy, N., Lipworth, W., Lotz, M., Pugliese, J., Ross, R., Rossmanith, K., Schier, E., Sinnerbrink, R., Smith, N., Sorial, S., Sutton, J., Voyce, M., Gleeson, K. & MacDermott, T.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Research Outputs
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Has social constructionism about race outlived its usefulness? Perspectives from a race skeptic
Hochman, A., Dec 2022, In: Biology and Philosophy. 37, 6, p. 1-20 20 p., 48.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Racial classification without race: Edwards' fallacy
Hochman, A., 2022, Remapping race in a global context. Lorusso, L. & Winther, R. G. (eds.). London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, p. 74-91 18 p. (History and Philosophy of Biology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Against the reification of race in bioethics: anti-racism without racial realism
Hochman, A., 2021, In: American Journal of Bioethics. 21, 2, p. 88-90 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/opinion
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Further defense of the racialization concept: a reply to Uyan
Hochman, A., 2021, In: Du Bois Review. 18, 1, p. 31-48 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Janus-faced race: is race biological, social, or mythical?
Hochman, A., Jun 2021, In: American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 175, 2, p. 453-464 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
16 Citations (Scopus)