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Albert Atkin has been at Macquarie University since 2007 and previously taught at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He holds a PhD from Sheffield University in the UK, where he completed a thesis on C.S. Peirce's Indexical Reference. Atkin is actively involved in supervising postgraduate research in a wide range of topics, with particular interest in Philosophy of Race and applied philosophy of language. His current supervisory projects include topics on Indigenous identity, infallible knowledge, pedagogic virtues, and embedded cognition, among others. Atkin’s research focuses on the metaphysics of race, its definitions, and how these shape social understandings of race, as well as C.S. Peirce’s sign theory and pragmatism. He teaches a variety of courses, including Critical Thinking, Metaphysics, Formal Logic, and Philosophy of Language. Atkin is a member of several university committees focusing on diversity, inclusion, and higher degree research. He has received multiple awards for his contributions to student learning and excellence in teaching.
Macquarie University • Sydney, Australia
Teaching and supervising postgraduate research, with a focus on Philosophy of Race and applied philosophy of language.
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