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Bioethics

Quayshawn Spencer

I specialize in philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, and philosophy of race.  In philosophy of science, I primarily focus on metaphysical problems in science, such as what is an appropriate way to define "natural kinds."  In philosophy of biology, I primarily focus on metaphysical problems in biology, such as whether biological populations can have fuzzy temporal parts; and whether there's any way to divide Homo sapiens into biologically real races for taxonomy, population genetics, or medicine.