A View of Racism: 2016 and America’s Original Sin

Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy 13 (1) (2018)
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Abstract

The 2016 US Election and its aftermath have renewed anti-racist activism on the American left. This article takes a close look at familiar philosophical analyses of racism and argues that they have two shortcomings: (1) they do not offer proper guidance in combating racism, and (2) they do not adequately represent the historical relationship between race and racism. A different view of racism, one that adopts a genealogical, as opposed to analytical, approach is laid out. And it is argued that this view is better able to account for what racism is and to guide the anti-racist response called for by current events.

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Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin
Sam Houston State University

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