Racial realism I
Are biological races real
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Quayshawn Spencer (0000-0001-6896-164X, California University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12468 |
| OpenAlex | W2769756387 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 48 |
In this article, I discuss and critique how metaphysicians of race have conceived of and defended racial realism according to how biologists use "race". I start by defining "racial realism" in the broadest accepted way in the metaphysics of race. Next, I summarize a representative sample of recent attempts from metaphysicians of race and biologists to defend racial realism and the main criticisms against each attempt. I discuss how metaphysicians of race have defended racial realism according to how ordinary people use "race" in Part II
Epistemology · Ethnic group · Metaphysics · Race (biology · Racial differences · Realism · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology · Race, Genetics, and Society · Zoonotic diseases and public health
On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life /
The Genetic Structure and History of Africans and African Americans
Homeostasis, Species, and Higher Taxa
Genetic Structure of Human Populations
Worldwide Human Relationships Inferred from Genome-Wide Patterns of Variation
Human skin pigmentation as an adaptation to UV radiation
The Meaning of ‘Race’
Race, Racism, and Reparations
Rethinking Race
Unnaturalised racial naturalism
Species concepts should not conflict with evolutionary history, but often do
What are we to make of the concept of race
Biological races in humans
Are human races cladistic subspecies
Race as a human kind
Race
On the Concept of Biological Race and Its Applicability to Humans
Deep Conventionalism about Evolutionary Groups
A Radical Solution to the Race Problem
Clines, Clusters, and Clades in the Race Debate
The Biological Reification of Race
A New Perspective on the Race Debate
Does ‘Race’ Have a Future
The evolution of human skin coloration
Resisting Reality
Philosophy of Science and Race
Human Races
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |