Ajinkya Deshmukh
Biographic Data
| ID | 5995193 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ajinkya Deshmukh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ajinkya |
| FAMILY NAME | Deshmukh |
| SIGNATURE | DESHMUKH A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0401-9521 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Caste as a Social Kind
Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds. I explain some key concepts in the caste discourse, and show how caste is similar and dissimilar to gender and…
When are conceptual innovations empowering? The case of incels
We admit concepts like ‘sexual harassment’ into our collective hermeneutical pool, yet hesitate to do the same with the incel notion of ‘blackpill’ or ‘monkeybranching.’ Why this disparity? Incels present themselves as marginalized, and their own efforts to create new conceptual tools as legitimate responses to such marginalization. At face value, such a standpoint aligns with anti-oppression epistemologies, according to which we should take conc…
Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of tissue preservation among dentists practicing at Navi Mumbai and Mumbai
Background: In histopathology laboratory various steps are carried to obtain a histopathological, cytological, or molecular diagnosis. Two major go hand in hand in laboratories, one is research activities conducted in laboratories which has an enormous importance second is diagnostic procedures. Any diagnosis given by pathologist majorly depends upon the visual interpretation. Hence these procedures are supposed to be followed dutifully. Fixation…
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of tissue preservation among dentists practicing at Navi Mumbai and Mumbai
Background: In histopathology laboratory various steps are carried to obtain a histopathological, cytological, or molecular diagnosis. Two major go hand in hand in laboratories, one is research activities conducted in laboratories which has an enormous importance second is diagnostic procedures. Any diagnosis given by pathologist majorly depends upon the visual interpretation. Hence these procedures are supposed to be followed dutifully. Fixation…
When are conceptual innovations empowering? The case of incels
We admit concepts like ‘sexual harassment’ into our collective hermeneutical pool, yet hesitate to do the same with the incel notion of ‘blackpill’ or ‘monkeybranching.’ Why this disparity? Incels present themselves as marginalized, and their own efforts to create new conceptual tools as legitimate responses to such marginalization. At face value, such a standpoint aligns with anti-oppression epistemologies, according to which we should take conc…
Caste as a Social Kind
Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds. I explain some key concepts in the caste discourse, and show how caste is similar and dissimilar to gender and…
Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies (2 works) · Biology (1 work) · Caste (1 work) · Categorical variable (1 work) · Conceptual framework (1 work) · Dentistry (1 work) · Descriptive statistics (1 work) · Empowerment (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Face (sociological concept) (1 work)