Losing the race? Philosophy of race in U.K. philosophy departments

The subject of critical race theory is implicitly black men, and the main idea is race. The subject of feminism is implicitly white women, and the main idea is gender. When the main idea is race, gender loses its importance and when the main idea is gender, race loses its importance. In both cases, women of color, especially black women, are left out. Needed is a new critical theory to address the oppression of nonwhite, especially black, women. Critical plunder theory would begin with the facts of uncompensated appropriation of the biological products of women of color, such as sexuality and children.

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Philosophy of Race and the Ethics of Immigration

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Race ◽

10.4324/9781315884424-35 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 507-519

Author(s):

José Jorge Mendoza

Keyword(s):

Philosophy Of Race

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Blinde Flecken der Politischen Philosophie?

Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie ◽

10.1515/dzph-2019-0047 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 67 (4) ◽

pp. 619-633 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Franziska Dübgen

Keyword(s):

Political Philosophy ◽

Critical Race Theory ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Social Constructionist ◽

Race Theory ◽

Policy Measure ◽

Racial Inequalities ◽

Philosophy Of Race ◽

Penal Law ◽

Politics And Law

Abstract This article examines which lessons political philosophers can learn from discussions within Critical Philosophy of Race. The article assumes a social-constructionist understanding of “race” and focuses on the question of how we can reconcile normative universalism with sensitivity to differences that have been created by processes of racialisation. To answer this question, it looks exemplarily at debates within three different fields of political philosophy: normativity, politics, and law. First, it presents objections voiced by critical race theory against liberal, ideal conceptions of justice. Second, the article reconstructs the main arguments for and against affirmative action as a policy measure directed at minority groups. Third, it focuses on racial inequalities in the context of penal law. By way of conclusion, it suggests how debates around justice and punishment and the conceptual lenses offered by CPoR can be fruitfully applied to the German context.

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