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The Philosophy of Race

Sailee Khurjekar argues that race is culturally constructed.

We know what the human race is, but what about the different ‘races’ that comprise it? There are competing theories about the definition and role of human races, alongside debates surrounding the existence of races at all. Social constructionism is the idea that beliefs are formed by the habits and traditions of a society. Social constructionists on race are concerned with the relationship of race to social reality. This is also what I want us to be concerned with briefly here.

There are two major strands of social constructionism on race: political constructionism and cultural constructionism.

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