The Routledge companion to philosophy of race For many decades race and racicsm have been common areas of study in departments of sociology history politcal science English and athropology. Much more recently as the historical concept of race and racial categories have faced signifcant scientific and politcal challenges philosophers have become more interested in these areas. This changing understanding of the ontology of race has invited inquiry from researchers in moral philosophy metaphysics epistemology philosophy of science philosophy of language and aesthetics. The Routlege Companion to Philosophy of Race offers in one comprehensive volume newly written articles on race from the worlds leading Analytic and Continental philosophers. It is however accessible to a readership beyond philosophy as well providing a cohesive referencefor a wide student and academic readership. The Companion synethesizes current philosophical understandings of race providing 50 chapters on the history of philosophy and race as well as how race might be invesitaged in the usual frameworks of contemporary philosophy.0The volume concludes with a section on philosophical approaches to some topics with broad interest outside of philosophy like Colonialism Affirmative Action Eugenics Immigration Race and Disability and Post Racialism. By clearly explaining and carefully organizing the leading current philosophical thinking on race this timely collection will help define the subject and bring renewed understanding of race to students and researchers in the humanities social science and sciences