Moral status of believing in races
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21335423 |
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| Authors | Aness Kim Webster (0000-0002-3143-2055, Durham University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 2243-2249 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-174X • E-ISSN: 1502-3923 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0020174x.2024.2365889 |
| OpenAlex | W4399673900 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
To establish the claim that racism is an ideology that consists of having morally impermissible attitudes towards people in virtue of their racialised identities, Appiah claims that a (false) belief in race is not automatically morally wrong. This paper examines what is involved in believing in races and shows that believing in races is in itself morally problematic as it involves stereotyping that undermines agency
Political science · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Religious Education and Schools
| Highly cited | No |
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