Race and Racism Paperback / softback
Edited by Bernard (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina) Boxill
Part of the Oxford Readings in Philosophy series
Paperback / softback
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The eighteen essays in this new book deal with the meaning of two highly contested ideas: race and racism.
Race is variously declared to be a self-evident fact of nature, a natural kind, a biological category, a political category, a social construction, an invention, and a fiction.
Similarly, although racism is commonly defined as colour prejudice, some maintain that it is ill-will towards certain races; others that it is a belief, or sometimes an ideology or theory of racial superiority and inferiroity; and still others that it is the practice of unjust racial discrimination. In this volume, Bernard Boxill has collected a wide range of analytical writing that discusses the nature of these controversial ideas.
With an introduction exploring the themes and conflicting ideas present in the book, and including a previously unpublished piece on the alleged racism of Immanuel Kant, this book will stimulate a critical understanding of the true meaning and far-reaching implications of an understanding of race and racism. As part of the successful Oxford Readings in Philosophy series, this book engages the reader with a range of ideas that will contribute to a greater understanding of race and racism.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:492 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:21/12/2000
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- ISBN:9780198752677
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:492 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:21/12/2000
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- ISBN:9780198752677