Michael O Hardimon
Biographic Data
| ID | 1126748 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael O Hardimon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | O Hardimon |
| SIGNATURE | HARDIMON M O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9679-1374 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Phenotypically Marked Ancestry Groups and the Biological Phenomenon of Race
My thesis is that, properly understood, the biological phenomenon of race, exists. The biological phenomenon of race, properly understood, is constituted by phenotypically marked ancestry groups (PMAGs) that are minimalist biological races. My discussion proceeds in four stages. Stage One introduces the novel idea of PMAGs as a relatively superficial but non-trivial biological kind. It argues that such groups exist and constitute a biological phe…
Race Concept Unmediated Racism
A lacuna in the philosophy of race
Where Did Hegel Go Wrong on Race
Where exactly did Hegel go wrong on race? Moellendorf helpfully tells us that Hegel's treatment of race begins systematically in the Philosophy of Subjective Spirit and that he went wrong philosophically in the use of the biological category of race. This is basically correct but requires precisification. This article considers why Hegel's category of race is not unambiguously biological. Race's biological status can be problematized from the sta…
Is culture essential to race
I argue that culture is not essential to race by considering the strongest and most persuasive contemporary articulation of the view that culture is essential to race—that provided by Chike Jeffers I then argue for the possibility of conceiving of race without adverting to culture by presenting the minimalist conception of race I developed in Rethinking Race as an example of a conception of race that makes no reference to culture. I next show how…
Why Social Constructionists Should Embrace Minimalist Race
My thesis is that social constructionists should embrace minimalist race. By this I mean they should accept the minimalist concept of race and the existence of minimalist races. They are likely to reject this suggestion because they are antirealists about biological race. But their antirealism about biological race is based on their identification of the biological concept of race with the racialist concept of race. The minimalist concept of race…
Should We Narrow the Scope of “Racism” to Accommodate White Sensitivities
This article critically examines the proposal that the word “racism” should be restricted to the most egregious of racial ills. It argues that the costs of restricting the scope of the term in this way are too great and that the proposal gives too much weight to white sensitivities
Rethinking Race: The Case for Deflationary Realism
Because science has shown that racial essentialism is false, and because the idea of race has proved virulent, many people believe we should eliminate the word and concept entirely. Michael Hardimon criticizes this thinking, arguing that we must recognize the real ways in which race exists in order to revise our understanding of its significance
The concept of socialrace
Explication of the concept of socialrace: the concept variously refers to (1) a social group that is taken to be a racialist race, (2) the social position occupied by a particular social group that is a socialrace and (3) the system of social positions that are socialraces. Socialrace is distinguished from other more familiar forms of social construction. The sense in which socialrace counts as a race concept is explained. The advantages of the t…
The Ordinary Concept of Race
Role Obligations
Hegel's Social Philosophy: The Project of Reconciliation
This book provides an authoritative account of Hegel's social philosophy at a level that presupposes no specialised knowledge of the subject. Hegel's social theory is designed to reconcile the individual with the modern social world. Michael Hardimon explores the concept of reconciliation in detail and discusses Hegel's views on the relationship between individuality and social membership, and on the family, civil society, and the state. The book…
Logic and Politics: Hegel's Philosophy of Right
Hegel's Social Philosophy: The Project of Reconciliation
This book provides an authoritative account of Hegel's social philosophy at a level that presupposes no specialised knowledge of the subject. Hegel's social theory is designed to reconcile the individual with the modern social world. Michael Hardimon explores the concept of reconciliation in detail and discusses Hegel's views on the relationship between individuality and social membership, and on the family, civil society, and the state. The book…
Logic and Politics: Hegel's Philosophy of Right
Role Obligations
Hegel's Social Philosophy: The Project of Reconciliation
This book provides an authoritative account of Hegel's social philosophy at a level that presupposes no specialised knowledge of the subject. Hegel's social theory is designed to reconcile the individual with the modern social world. Michael Hardimon explores the concept of reconciliation in detail and discusses Hegel's views on the relationship between individuality and social membership, and on the family, civil society, and the state. The book…
The Ordinary Concept of Race
The concept of socialrace
Explication of the concept of socialrace: the concept variously refers to (1) a social group that is taken to be a racialist race, (2) the social position occupied by a particular social group that is a socialrace and (3) the system of social positions that are socialraces. Socialrace is distinguished from other more familiar forms of social construction. The sense in which socialrace counts as a race concept is explained. The advantages of the t…
Rethinking Race: The Case for Deflationary Realism
Because science has shown that racial essentialism is false, and because the idea of race has proved virulent, many people believe we should eliminate the word and concept entirely. Michael Hardimon criticizes this thinking, arguing that we must recognize the real ways in which race exists in order to revise our understanding of its significance
Should We Narrow the Scope of “Racism” to Accommodate White Sensitivities
This article critically examines the proposal that the word “racism” should be restricted to the most egregious of racial ills. It argues that the costs of restricting the scope of the term in this way are too great and that the proposal gives too much weight to white sensitivities
Why Social Constructionists Should Embrace Minimalist Race
My thesis is that social constructionists should embrace minimalist race. By this I mean they should accept the minimalist concept of race and the existence of minimalist races. They are likely to reject this suggestion because they are antirealists about biological race. But their antirealism about biological race is based on their identification of the biological concept of race with the racialist concept of race. The minimalist concept of race…
Where Did Hegel Go Wrong on Race
Where exactly did Hegel go wrong on race? Moellendorf helpfully tells us that Hegel's treatment of race begins systematically in the Philosophy of Subjective Spirit and that he went wrong philosophically in the use of the biological category of race. This is basically correct but requires precisification. This article considers why Hegel's category of race is not unambiguously biological. Race's biological status can be problematized from the sta…
Is culture essential to race
I argue that culture is not essential to race by considering the strongest and most persuasive contemporary articulation of the view that culture is essential to race—that provided by Chike Jeffers I then argue for the possibility of conceiving of race without adverting to culture by presenting the minimalist conception of race I developed in Rethinking Race as an example of a conception of race that makes no reference to culture. I next show how…
Phenotypically Marked Ancestry Groups and the Biological Phenomenon of Race
My thesis is that, properly understood, the biological phenomenon of race, exists. The biological phenomenon of race, properly understood, is constituted by phenotypically marked ancestry groups (PMAGs) that are minimalist biological races. My discussion proceeds in four stages. Stage One introduces the novel idea of PMAGs as a relatively superficial but non-trivial biological kind. It argues that such groups exist and constitute a biological phe…
Race Concept Unmediated Racism
A lacuna in the philosophy of race
Philosophy (9 works) · Epistemology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Analytic philosophy (4 works) · Contemporary philosophy (4 works) · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies (4 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Race (biology) (4 works)