The Kant and Race Debate
A Frederick Douglass Intervention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21395262 |
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| Authors | Myisha Cherry (0000-0003-4608-0416, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-62 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Southern Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-4283 • E-ISSN: 2041-6962 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sjp.12506 |
| OpenAlex | W4366174789 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Samuel Fleischacker is interested in two questions that are—what he refers to as—a rephrasing of three implications Charles Mills takes away from his encounter with Kant: (1) Is Kant's moral philosophy racist at its core? and (2) Whether it is or not, how should we respond to the fact that Kant displays open racism in some of his writings when we study, teach, or try to make use of his purportedly egalitarian teachings? Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist who wrestled with similar questions regarding the liberatory and inclusive nature of emancipatory documents like the Constitution. In this essay, I want to consider Douglass's changing views on this issue and reasons behind them to think about how he might offer insights into this current debate concerning Kant and race. In doing so, I will consider to what extent Fleischacker adheres to Douglass's guidelines on this matter as he makes his case. I then offer suggestions on how to move forward
Constitution · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Political science · Race (biology) · Racism · Sociology · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophical Thought and Analysis · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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