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Kal Kalewold is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Leeds, joining in Autumn 2022. Prior to this, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University’s McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society and Department of Philosophy. He holds a PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park.
His research focuses on philosophy of science (particularly biology), philosophy of race, and political philosophy. Key interests include scientific explanation in the life sciences, the metaphysics of race, and the ethics of algorithmic governance. He advocates for a mechanism discovery approach to address epidemiological racial disparities and explores intergenerational compensation ethics through policies like lockdowns.
Notable publications include works on biological racial realism, mechanistic causation theories, and intergenerational justice. His 2020 article on race and medicine earned the PSA Prize in Philosophy of Science & Race.
Teaching includes courses on philosophy of biology, political theory, and race at Leeds, Stanford, and UMD. Current projects address electoral systems, domination in AI ethics, and metaphysical explanation in life sciences.
