Race A Philosophical Introduction

by Taylor, Paul C.

• ISBN13: 9781509532902
• ISBN10: 1509532900
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781509532926
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-01-25
• Publisher: Polity

About This Book

Race: A Philosophical Introduction, 3rd Edition

Race: A Philosophical Introduction, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive and definitive guide to understanding the complex and multifaceted topic of race. Written by renowned philosopher Paul C. Taylor, this book continues to be a go-to resource for students, educators, and anyone interested in exploring the philosophical dimensions of race.

Who Uses It?

Primarily, this book is used by students and instructors in courses focused on philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and related fields. It is also a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the theoretical and conceptual aspects of race, including professionals looking to deepen their knowledge or expand their understanding of racial dynamics.

History and Editions

The third edition of Race: A Philosophical Introduction has been updated to address contemporary issues and debates in the field. This edition incorporates the latest research and discussions on race theory, ensuring that it remains relevant and current. The book provides a detailed exploration of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of race, making it an essential resource for anyone seeking a nuanced understanding of this critical topic.

Author and Other Works

Paul C. Taylor is the author of Race: A Philosophical Introduction. He is known for his insightful and thought-provoking writing style, which makes complex philosophical concepts accessible to a broad audience. Taylor has also written other notable works in the field of philosophy, including "Blackness and the Politics of Black Culture" and "Necessity and Nature in Spinoza's Philosophy."

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• Publisher: Polity
• Publication Date: January 25, 2022
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• Language: English

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Author Biography

Paul C. Taylor is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition

Acknowledgments



Introduction



1. The Language of Race

Prologue – Black Power Mixup

1.1. Race-talk and the invitation to philosophy

1.2 Setting the context   

1.3. Taking race seriously

1.4. Words vs. things

1.5. What do you mean, “we”?

1.6. What race-talk does

Bodies (appearance)

Bloodlines (ancestry)

Assigning generic meaning

1.7. Modern racialism

1.8. Politics and method

Politics and context

Systems and structures

Process and power

1.9 Conclusion



2. Unnatural Histories    

Prologue – When were Mona’s dumplings?

2.1. Introduction

2.2. The pre-modern background

2.3. Early modern racialism

Table 2.1.  The (early) stages of modern racialism, 1492–1923

2.4. High modern interpretations of race

2.5. High modern racial structures

The racial state

Consolidating whiteness

2.6. Classical racialism vs. critical racialism

2.7. Late-modern racialism

Table 2.2.  The stages of modern racialism, continued, 1923–2021

On the meaning of civil rights

Transition: The Moynihan Report

2.8. Post-modern racialism

2.9. Conclusion



3. Three Challenges to Race-Thinking

Prologue – Not Black Black; or, The Wobbly, The Rasta, and the Ex-White Man

3.1 Introduction

3.2. Isn’t race-thinking unethical?

3.3.  What racism is

3.4. Isn’t racial biology false?
 
3.4.1 The first problem – splitting and discreteness

3.4.2. The second problem – lumping and clusters

3.4.3. The third problem – against inheritance

3.5. Isn’t the race concept just in the way?

3.5.1 Ethnicity

3.5.2 Nation

3.5.3 Class

3.5.4 Caste

3.5.5 Sex/gender

3.6. Mergers and injunctions

3.7 Conclusion



4. What Races Are: Twenty Questions about Racial Metaphysics

Prologue – Race Is, Race Ain’t

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Subjects and objects, concepts and conceptions

4.3. Patterns and proposals, Cornish and criticism

4.4. Language and reality, irony and asterisks

4.5. Cost and benefit, culture and nature

4.6. Conclusion



5. Ethics, Existence, Experience

Prologue – Pure; or, The Fourth Life of Mona Rogers

5.1. Introduction: Who has believed our report

5.2. Ethical eliminativism (the anti-racist challenge, continued)

The slippery slope and the argument from political realism

The argument from self-realization

5.3. Existence, identity, and despair

The basics

Despair and doubt, joy and pain

Double consciousness

Micro-diversity

5.4. Beyond the black-white binary

Latinx peoples, outsider racialization, and the gendered substratum

Asian peoples and model minority racialization

Native Americans and savagism

Arabs, Muslims, and the terrorist panic

5.5 Experience, invisibility, and embodiment

The basics

Invisibility and the other mind–body problem

From the ontic to the ontological

5.6 Conclusion



6. The Color Question

Prologue – Keanu and the Promotion; or, good job, good teeth

6.1 Introduction

6.2. The ethics of endogamy

6.3. Choices in context

6.4. Weighing some arguments for endogamy

6.5. Self-criticism and social criticism

6.6. Culture, privacy, and policy

6.7. Color and culture    

6.8. Affirmative action: background and arguments

6.9. Affirmative action: suspect classifications

6.10. Conclusion



7. A funny thing happened on the way to post-racialism

Prologue – What’s What We’ll See; or, Nine-Inch Knives and Six-Inch Stimuli

7.1. La Règle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game)

7.2. On post-racialism    

7.3. What the Obamas meant

7.4. The nexus of immigration and race

7.5. Immigration enforcement as a racial problem

7.6. Immigration politics as a racial project

7.7. Globalization

7.8. Securitization

7.9. Conclusion: post-post-racialism and the first white president



Further Reading

Notes

Index