This introductory-level course is needed to provide students with a firm understanding of distinctively philosophical approaches to issues concerning race and racism. This course has two themes. The first is an exploration of the concept of race. This is a question in social ontology, which is the philosophical study of the nature of social entities. The second is an examination of some of the normative and conceptual issues surrounding the most morally significant of the ways in which “race” has mattered for social life, namely as the concept that defines the object of the attitudes, practices, institutions and beliefs we call “racist.” We shall ask what racism is, what sorts of things can be racist, and what makes racism wrong.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)

PHIL-UA 8-000 (10079)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Appiah, Kwame Anthony

PHIL-UA 8-000 (10080)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ulerie, Jodell

PHIL-UA 8-000 (10081)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ulerie, Jodell

PHIL-UA 8-000 (10082)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Grabelsky, Dana

PHIL-UA 8-000 (10083)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Grabelsky, Dana