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108Race and place: Social space in the production of human kindsPhilosophy and Geography 6 (1). 2003.Recent discussions of human categories have suffered from an over emphasis on intention and language, and have not paid enough attention to the role of material conditions, and, specifically, of social space in the construction of human categories. The relationship between human categories and social spaces is vital, especially with the categories of class, race, and gender. This paper argues that social space is not merely the consequent of the division of the world into social categories; it i…Read more
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32Frederick DouglassStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2023.This is an entry of Frederick Douglass for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Rending the Veil: A Critical Look at the Ontology and Conservation of "Race"Dissertation, University of Minnesota. 1999.In Rending The Veil: A Critical Look at the Ontology & Conservation of "Race," I explore the nature and existence of "race" and the question of whether the social use of racial classification ought to continue. The principal vehicle for my exploration is W. E. B. Du Bois's landmark 1897 essay "The Conservation Of Races." It is Du Bois' thesis in that essay, along with the criticism and the support it has met, that forms the focus of my work. This debate, relevant to our times, can be characteriz…Read more
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22Introduction: place and the philosophy of racePhilosophy and Geography 7 (1): 3-7. 2004.[I]n the beginning, all the world was America… John Locke The far off and almost fabulous Pacific rolls in grandeur at our feet. The Celestial Empire, the mystery of ages, is being solved. Fred...
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