Rethinking Race

Michael O. Hardimon

Published by Harvard University Press 2017

Rethinking Race

The Case for Deflationary Realism

Michael O. Hardimon

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674978447

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Because science has shown that racial essentialism is false, and because the idea of race has proved virulent, many people believe we should eliminate the word and concept entirely. Michael Hardimon criticizes this thinking, arguing that we must recognize the real ways in which race exists in order to revise our understanding of its significance.

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Rethinking Race is a valuable contribution to debates over race in philosophy. It defends a pluralism about the term ‘race’ and develops a detailed account of the minimalist concept of race. The discussion of various biological accounts of race synthesizes and explains a broad range of views, providing an insightful tour through the many options. A real virtue of the book is that it is ecumenical in the best sense: it is not dogmatically wedded to a strict constructionist or anti-constructionist position, but explores each view thoughtfully, identifying what is plausible and useful. Anyone working on the concept of race will benefit tremendously from reading Hardimon's book.
-- Sally Haslanger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hardimon makes the case for a deflationary concept of race and the existence of minimalist races. His arguments are precise and compelling. Rethinking Race will be required reading for anyone interested in the metaphysical questions of race.
-- Jonathan Kaplan, Oregon State University

For two decades, Michael Hardimon has been thinking hard about concepts of race, articulating parts of a new and illuminating approach to the vexed questions that surround them. This book provides a systematic account of his views. In philosophical work on race, it is unrivaled in the breadth of its vision and in the depth of its probing analyses. Anyone concerned to think clearly about race should read it.
-- Philip Kitcher, Columbia University

This study will be appreciated by those working in race theory, social theory, philosophical anthropology, cultural studies, and population studies.
-- M. W. Westmoreland Choice

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Prologue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	2
1. The Racialist Concept of Race Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
2. The Minimalist Concept of Race Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3. Do Minimalist Races Exist? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
4. Is Minimalist Race Biologically Real? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
5. The Populationist Concept of Race Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
6. Populationist Race: Existence and Reality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
7. The Concept of Socialrace Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
8. Health, Race, Medicine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
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Appendix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
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Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Other: 1 line illustration

eBook

Published: June 12, 2017
ISBN: 9780674978447