Philosophy 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Racialism
16 May 2016
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If there are no races, racism ceases to exist. Its not racist to think there are races, but one must believe races exist in order to discuss racism. You are a racist if you think there is something owing to their ancestry that advantages or disadvantages them. To be a racist is to believe certain things about the world, and to have a certain disposition. Analyzing beliefs and attitudes two different categories of things, a particular combination. There are races human species are divided in this biological way. It just turned out ot be the case that we can generalize, based on your affiliation with this group, certain shortcomings. The extrinsic racist has false beliefs and will not change these beliefs. Supported by the disposition of the prejudice (the attitudes of pre-judged ideas) Extrinsic racism: a kind of cognitive error, supported by the racist disposition: racial prejudice. Intrinsic racism: a moral error: a failure of moral partiality.
