Kevin Richardson

Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
Duke University

I am a philosophy professor that thinks deeply about the distinction between appearance and reality — in other words, a metaphysician.

My latest research is in social metaphysics. The social appearances tell us that gender and sexual orientation categories are categorical. In a series of papers and a forthcoming book (The End of Binaries: How Gender and Sexuality Come in Degrees, Oxford University Press), I argue that social categories come in degrees.

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Recent Publications

Paper Journal Date
Just a Little Gay: How Sexual Orientation Comes in Degrees Journal of Philosophy 2025
Interstitial Injustice and Ontic Injustice: A Reply to Ásta Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 2024
Social Reasons Journal of Applied Philosophy 2024
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Recent Blog Posts

Title Date
Big Picture Metaphysics 2025
Idealism is Back, Baby! 2025
Carnap’s Aesthetics 2025
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