{"id":3575,"date":"2009-12-04T00:08:53","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T00:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/wordpress\/?p=3575"},"modified":"2013-08-21T00:50:54","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T00:50:54","slug":"the-idea-of-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=3575","title":{"rendered":"The Idea Of Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Idea Of Race<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hackett Publishing Company<\/a>
\n2000
\n256 pages
\nCloth ISBN: 0-87220-459-6, ISBN-13: 978-0-87220-459-1
\nPaper ISBN: 0-87220-458-8, ISBN-13: 978-0-87220-458-4<\/p>\n

Edited by<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert Bernasconi<\/a><\/strong>, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy
\nPennsylvania State University<\/em><\/p>\n

Tommy L. Lott<\/a><\/strong>, Professor of Philosophy
\nSan Jos\u00e9 State University<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A survey of the historical development of the idea of race, this anthology offers pre-twentieth century theories about the concept of race, classic twentieth century sources reiterating and contesting ideas of race as scientific, and several philosophically relevant essays that discuss the issues presented. A general Introduction gives an overview of the readings. Headnotes introduce each selection. Includes suggested further readings.<\/p>\n

Table of Contents<\/strong>
\nIntroduction<\/p>\n

The Classification of Races<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Francois Bernier<\/a>, \u201cA new division of earth, according to the different species or races of men who inhabit it\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Francois-Marie Voltaire<\/a>, \u201cOf the Different Races of Men,\u201d from The Philosophy of History<\/li>\n
  3. Immanuel Kant<\/a>, \u201cOf the Different Human Races\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. Johann Gottfried von Herder<\/a>, Ideas on the Philosophy of the History of Humankind<\/li>\n
  5. Johann Friedrich Blumenbach<\/a>, On the Natural Variety of Mankind<\/li>\n
  6. G. W. F. Hegel<\/a>, \u201cAnthropology,\u201d from The Encyclopedia of Philosophical Science<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Science and Eugenics<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Arthur de Gobineau<\/a>, The Inequality of Human Races<\/li>\n
    2. Charles Darwin<\/a>, \u201cOn the Races of Man,\u201d from The Descent of Man<\/li>\n
    3. Francis Galton<\/a>, \u201cEugenics: Its Definition, Scope and Aims\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Heredity and Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Franz Boas<\/a>, \u201cInstability of Human Types\u201d<\/li>\n
      2. Alain Locke<\/a>, \u201cThe Concept of Race as applied to Social Culture\u201d<\/li>\n
      3. Ashley Montagu<\/a>, \u201cThe Concept of Race in the Human Species in the Light of Genetics\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Race and Political Ideology<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. W. E. B. Du Bois<\/a>, The Conservation of Races<\/li>\n
        2. Anthony Appiah<\/a>, \u201cThe Uncompleted Argument: Du Bois and the Illusion of Race\u201d<\/li>\n
        3. Leopold Senghor<\/a>, \u201cWhat is Negritude?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Racial Identity<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Linda Alcoff<\/a>, \u201cMestizo Identity\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n
          2. Michael Hanchard<\/a>, \u201cBlack Cinderella? Race and the Public Sphere in Brazil\u201d<\/li>\n
          3. Michael Omi<\/a> and Howard Winant<\/a>, Racial Formation in the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            The Idea Of Race Hackett Publishing Company 2000 256 pages Cloth ISBN: 0-87220-459-6, ISBN-13: 978-0-87220-459-1 Paper ISBN: 0-87220-458-8, ISBN-13: 978-0-87220-458-4 Edited by Robert Bernasconi, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy Pennsylvania State University Tommy L. Lott, Professor of Philosophy San Jos\u00e9 State University A survey of the historical development of the idea of race, this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,1649,11,83,459,8,6941,26,394],"tags":[1059,1409,1406,1407,1401,1402,1408,1405,1398,1412,1144,1404,1403,1410,375,1411,499,1399,1400,122],"class_list":["post-3575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anthologies","category-anthropology","category-books","category-brazil","category-history","category-media-archive","category-philosophy","category-politics","category-socialscience","tag-alain-locke","tag-ashley-montagu","tag-charles-darwin","tag-francis-galton","tag-francois-bernier","tag-francois-marie-voltaire","tag-franz-boas","tag-g-w-f-hegel","tag-hackett-publishing-company","tag-howard-winant","tag-immanuel-kant","tag-johann-friedrich-blumenbach","tag-johann-gottfried-von-herder","tag-leopold-senghor","tag-linda-alcoff","tag-michael-hanchard","tag-michael-omi","tag-robert-bernasconi","tag-tommy-l-lott","tag-w-e-b-du-bois"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3575\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}