Concepts as Tools Not Rules: a Commentary on (Re-) Defining Racism

In (Re-) Defining Racism, Alberto Urquidez argues that conflicting philosophical accounts over the definition of racism are at bottom linguistic confusions that would benefit from a Wittgensteinian-inspired approach. In this essay, I argue that such an approach would be helpful in disputes over the...

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1. VerfasserIn: Mendoza, José Jorge (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Rezension
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Jahr: 2021, Band: 24, Heft: 3, Seiten: 661-666
weitere Schlagwörter:B Rezension
B Racialization
B Race
B Racism
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Zusammenfassung:In (Re-) Defining Racism, Alberto Urquidez argues that conflicting philosophical accounts over the definition of racism are at bottom linguistic confusions that would benefit from a Wittgensteinian-inspired approach. In this essay, I argue that such an approach would be helpful in disputes over the definition of metaphysically contested concepts, such as “race,” or semantically contested concepts, such as “racialization.” I disagree, however, that such insights would prove helpful or do very little for disputes concerning normatively contested concepts, such as “racism.”
ISSN:1572-8447
Enthält:Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10677-021-10173-9