Racisms
Abstract
Examines the presuppositions of beliefs regarding race & racism from a theoretical & substantive perspective. From a rational standpoint, racism involves both propositions & dispositions. The first proposition, deemed racialism, suggests that there are heritable differences among humans that permit racial categorization, & that these races share specific traits & characteristics absent in other races. It is argued that racialism alone is not necessarily dangerous, but that this proposition has been the basis of false & threatening beliefs regarding race. The distinction is made between extrinsic racism, which claims that racial differences are correlated with morally relevant distinctions, & intrinsic racism, which proposes that racial differences are intrinsically morally significant. The disposition of racism is described as the tendency to use racial difference as a basis for policies or beliefs that discriminate against certain races. Based on the fact that racialism's link between race & personal characteristics is inherently false (based on genetic & theoretical research), it is concluded that both forms of racism are false due to their theoretical reliance on racialism. T. Sevier
Themen
Race, Racial Differences, Racism, Theoretical Problems
Sprachen
Englisch
Verlag
U of Minnesota Press
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