Philosophy of Race

Naomi Zack is Professor of Philosophy at CUNY Lehman College (USA). She has taught at the University of Oregon and the University at Albany, SUNY. Her most recent books are The American Tragedy of COVID-19 (2021) and Progressive Anonymity: From Identity Politics to Evidence-Based Government (2020). Other recent books include Reviving the Social Compact: Inclusive Citizenship in an Age of Extreme Politics (2018) and her edited 51-essay Oxford Handbook on Philosophy and Race (2017).

• Part I Ideas and Realities of Human Race.- 1 Ideas of Race in the Canonical History of Philosophy.- 2 Egalitarian Spiritual and Legal Traditions.- 3 Race According to Biological Science.- 4 Ideas of Race in Twentieth-Century American and Continental Philosophy.- 5 Ethnicity and Related Forms of Race.- 6 Social Construction and Racial Identities.- Part II Relations, Practices, and Theories of Race in Society.- 7 Racism and Neo-racisms.- 8 Metaphysical Racism, Crimes against Humanity, and Reparations.- 9 Race in Contemporary Life. 10 Political Philosophy, Law, and Public Policy.- 11 Feminism, Gender, and Race.- 12 Political Racism and Populist Movements.