Philosophy of Race [electronic resource] : An Introduction /
Zack, Naomi.author.
Philosophy of Race: An Introduction provides plainly written access to a new subfield that has been in the background of philosophy since Plato and Aristotle. Part I provides an overview of ideas of race and ethnicity in the philosophical canon, egalitarian traditions, race in biology, and race in American and Continental Philosophy. Part II addresses race as it operates in life through colonialism and development, social constructions and institutions, racism, political philosophy, and gender. This book constructs an outline that will serve as a resource for students, nonspecialists, and general readers in thinking, talking, and writing about philosophy of race. .
1. Ideas of Race in the Canonical History of Philosophy -- 2. Egalitarian Spiritual and Legal Traditions -- 3. Race according to Biological Science -- 4. Ideas of Race in 20th Century American and Continental Philosophy -- 5. Ethnicity and Related Forms of Race -- 6. Social Construction and Racial Identities -- 7. Racism and Neo-Racisms -- 8. Race in Contemporary Life -- 9. Political Philosophy, Law, and Public Policy -- 10. Feminism, Gender, and Race.
Philosophy of Race: An Introduction provides plainly written access to a new subfield that has been in the background of philosophy since Plato and Aristotle. Part I provides an overview of ideas of race and ethnicity in the philosophical canon, egalitarian traditions, race in biology, and race in American and Continental Philosophy. Part II addresses race as it operates in life through colonialism and development, social constructions and institutions, racism, political philosophy, and gender. This book constructs an outline that will serve as a resource for students, nonspecialists, and general readers in thinking, talking, and writing about philosophy of race. .
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