Naomi Zack

The Ethics and Mores of Race (eBook, ePUB)

Equality after the History of Philosophy, with a New Preface

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Preeminent philosopher, Naomi Zack, brings us an indispensable work in the ethics of race through an inquiry into the history of moral philosophy. Beginning with Plato and a philosophical tradition that has largely ignored race, The Ethics and Mores of Race: Equality after the History of Philosophy enters into a web of ideas, ethics, and morals that untangle our evolving ideas of racial equality straight into the twenty-first century. The dichotomy between ethics and mores has long aided the separation of what is right with ideas of equality. Zack tackles the co-existence of slavery with the classic moral systems and continues to show how our society has evolved and our mores with it. An ethics of race may not exist yet, but this book gives us twelve discerning requirements to establish it. In the preface to the paperback edition, Zack addresses the criticisms raised in response to this book and concludes that a focus on rights and justice, rather than privilege, is the only fruitful pathway towards a functioning ethics of race.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442249127
• Artikelnr.: 43815688

Autorenporträt

Naomi Zack is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Lehman College, CUNY. Her recent books are Ethics and Race: Past and Present Intersections and Controversies, The American Tragedy of COVID-19: Social and Political Crises of 2020, Progressive Anonymity: From Identity Politics to Evidence-Based Government, and Reviving the Social Compact: Inclusive Citizenship in an Age of Extreme Politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Ethics, Mores, and Race
Chapter 1: Plato and Aristotle's Invention of Race
Chapter 2: Cosmopolitan Contributions to an Ethics of Race
Chapter 3: Natural Law and Inequality
Chapter 4: Moral Law and Slavery
Chapter 5: Christian Metaphysics and Inequality
Chapter 6: Social Contract Theory and the Sovereign Nation State
Chapter 7: Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Rights
Conclusion: Egalitarian Humanism and Requirements for an Ethics of Race
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