What 'biological racial realism' should mean

Philosophical Studies

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-204

  Spencer, Quayshawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological racial realism; Cladistic race; Genuine kind; Natural kind; Race; The race debate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864402643     PISSN: 00318116     EISSN: 15730883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-011-9697-2     Document Type: Article

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