Realism, Antirealism, and Conventionalism about Race

Citeable URL: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/02870x56c

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Creator	Kaplan, Jonathan Michael Winther, Rasmus Grønfeldt
Abstract	This paper distinguishes three concepts of “race”: bio-genomic cluster/race, biological race, and social race. We map out realism, antirealism, and conventionalism about each of these, in three important historical episodes: Frank Livingstone and Theodosius Dobzhansky in 1962, A.W.F. Edwards’ 2003 response to Lewontin (1972), and contemporary discourse. Semantics is especially crucial to the first episode, while normativity is central to the second. Upon inspection, each episode also reveals a variety of commitments to the metaphysics of race. We conclude by interrogating the relevance of these scientific discussions for political positions and a post-racial future.
Resource Type	Article
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1086/678314
Date Available	2015-04-07T18:31:16+00:00
Date Issued	2014-12
Citation	Kaplan, J. M., & Winther, R. G. (2014). Realism, antirealism, and conventionalism about race. Philosophy of Science, 81(5), 1039-1052. doi:10.1086/678314
Journal Title	Philosophy of Science
Journal Volume	81
Journal Issue/Number	5
Rights Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Funding Statement (additional comments about funding)	R. G. Winther is partially supported by a faculty research grant from the Academic Senate Committee on Research at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Publisher	The University of Chicago Press
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/55573