"Racisms" Discussion Questions

Kwame Anthony Appiah
  1. As Appiah understands the term, what is “racialism”?
  2. Explain Appiah’s distinction between extrinsic and intrinsic racism.
  3. How does Appiah argue that racism involves some sort of cognitive incapacity?
  4. How might some defend intrinsic racism through analogy with family? Why doesn’t Appiah find this line of thought convincing?
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