Here's a surprising fact: race is a myth. In terms of science there is nothing that our ordinary concepts of race and racial difference could be. Yet we still manage to feel the impact of race and racism in our daily lives. In this unit we examine a series of philosophical questions that emerge from these facts: What is our ordinary understanding of race and why does it lack scientific credibility? What do the social realities of race tell us about this concept? And what should we do with race if it really is a myth? Similarly, we shall ask some serious philosophical questions about racism – what is it? And why is it wrong? And we shall look at the philosophical implications of questions... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Albert Atkin
Prerequisites: 39cp or admission to GDipArtsÂ
