Day: March 3, 2012

  • Passing, Traveling and Reality: Social Constructionism and the Metaphysics of Race Noûs Volume 38, Issue 4 (December 2004) pages 644–673 DOI: 10.1111/j.0029-4624.2004.00487.x Ron Mallon, Associate Professor of Philosphy University of Utah Among race theorists, the view that race is a social construction is widespread. While the term ‘social construction’ is sometimes intended tomeanmerely that race…

  • Race and global patterns of phenotypic variation American Journal of Physical Anthropology Volume 139, Issue 1 (May 2009) Special Issue: Race Reconciled: How Biological Anthropologists View Human Variation pages 16–22 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20900 John H. Relethford, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Anthropology State University of New York, Oneonta Phenotypic traits have been used for centuries for the…

  • Racial Classification Regarding Semen Donor Selection in Brazil Developing World Bioethics Volume 7, Issue 2 (August 2007) pages 104–111 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2007.00192.x Rosely Gomes Costa, Pós-doutorado em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) e pela Universidade Autônoma de Barcelona (Espanha) Brazil has not yet approved legislation on assisted reproduction. For this reason, clinics, hospitals…

  • Sources of Racialism Journal of Social Philosophy Volume 41, Issue 3 (Fall 2010) Special Issue: New Thinking in Race Theory. Edited by Paul C. Taylor and Ronald Robles Sundstorm pages 272–292 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9833.2010.01498.x Ron Mallon, Associate Professor of Philosphy University of Utah Work in social philosophy on racial classification generally shares a commitment to “social…