Metaphysics of race / Kal H. Kalewold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kalewold, Kal H., author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in metaphysics

Cambridge Elements. Elements in Metaphysics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (65 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Are races real? Is race a biological or social category? What role, if any, does race play in scientific explanations? This Cambridge Element addresses these and other core questions in the metaphysics of race. It discusses prominent accounts of race such as biological racial realism, social constructivism about race, and racial anti-realism. If anti-realists are right, our societies find themselves in thrall to a concept that is scarcely more veridical than 'witch' or 'werewolf'. Social constructionism grounds race in factors ultimately controlled by human thought and action. Biological racial realists argue that race is too quickly dismissed as biologically meaningful, and that it has a role to play in contemporary life sciences. The Element explores these views and shows their virtues and shortcomings. In particular, it advances an argument against biological racial realism that draws on the metaphysics of naturalness and philosophy of biology and medicine

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Dec 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009241472

1009241478

9781009241502

1009241508

9781009241496

1009241494