Kwame Anthony Appiah - Race and Psychological Essentialism

Is race actually a biological concept? Or do we just suppose it must be, because we think in essentialist terms? Can recent results from psychology shed light on racist tendencies? And can psychology give new tools to combat racial prejudice?

Philosophical Conversations - Sarah-Jane Leslie, Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, conducts interviews with some of the world's leading philosophers through her association with the Marc Sanders Foundation. In this interview Professor Leslie meets with Kwame Anthony Appiah, Professor of Philosophy at New York University, to discuss the notion of race in contemporary American society.

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