Philosophy of Race
PHIL 275
Spring 2010 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
AFAM 275 |
This course is designed to introduce and analyze the predominant philosophical and scientific views on race over the past 400 years. We will focus on race as a classification of humans. First, we will cover the historical roots of the idea of race. Second, we will cover the contemporary philosophical debate concerning the status of race. In examining the readings we will ask: How do these writers understand race and the difference it makes? Third, we will look at race in the context of a number of contemporary pragmatic problems such as the use of race in preferential affirmative action in higher education. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Ethical Reasoning, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA PHIL |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Bernasconi, Robert and Lott, Tommy, THE IDEA OF RACE
Appiah, K. Anthony and Gutmann, Amy, COLOR CONSCIOUS: THE POLITICAL MORALITY OF RACE
Mari J. Matsuda, Charles R. Lawrence III, Richard Delgado, and Kimberle Williams Crenshaw, WORDS THE WOUND: CRITICAL RACE THEORY, ASSAULTIVE SPEECH, AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT
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