Chapter 26 Self Quiz

. Extrinsic racism is the view that the different essences of different races entail

cosmetic and morally relevant differences.

cosmetic but no morally relevant differences.

intellectual or morally relevant differences.

intellectual but no morally relevant differences.

. Appiah describes the inability to change one’s mind in the face of appropriate evidence, due to a personal or ideological stake in the outcome, as

a rare psychological phenomenon.

a failure of moral character.

a cognitive incapacity.

all of the above

. Appiah’s use of the term “racial prejudice” refers primarily to

racial bias that is empirically misguided but morally innocuous.

racial bias considered as a historical phenomenon.

deformations of rationality in judgment.

defects of moral character.

. Appiah describes intrinsic racism as

a moral error.

a cognitive incapacity.

an empirical error.

a brute fact about human psychology.

. Appiah suggests that the best response to open declarations of intrinsic racism is

ignoring the parties in question.

to criticize defenses made on its behalf.

to criticize the underlying partiality.

to suspend discussion and mobilize mass resistance.

. Appiah regards the doctrine of racialism as inherently dangerous.

True

False

. Appiah holds that irrational partiality due to personal bias, though tragic, is a brute fact about human psychology about which little can be done.

True

False

. Appiah expresses doubt that racially prejudiced individuals are responsible for the way in which their racism makes them bad people.

True

False

. Appiah suggests that differential treatment in public life can only be justified by morally relevant differences between the parties concerned.

True

False

. Appiah believes that racialism, if empirically true, would help to justify extrinsic, butnot intrinsic, racism.

True

False

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