24.892 Classification, Natural Kinds, and Conceptual Change: Race as a Case Study, Spring 2004
This course will consider the claim that there is no such thing as race, with a particular emphasis on the question whether races should be thought of as natural kinds: is our concept of race a natural kind concept? Is the term 'race' a natural kind term? If so, is Appiah right to conclude...
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| Language: | en-US |
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2023
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148500 |
| Summary: | This course will consider the claim that there is no such thing as race, with a particular emphasis on the question whether races should be thought of as natural kinds: is our concept of race a natural kind concept? Is the term 'race' a natural kind term? If so, is Appiah right to conclude that there are no races? How should one go about "analyzing" the concept of race? |
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