Philosophy 246 - RACE MATTERS:PHILOS,SCIEN,POL

This course will examine the origins, evolution, and contemporary status of racial thinking. It will explore how religion and science have both supported and rejected notions of racial superiority; and how pre-existing European races became generically white in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The course will also examine current debates concerning the reality of racial differences, the role of racial classifications, and the value of racial diversity.