The harts and guts of white people: ethics, ignorance, and the physiology of white racism
Beginning with the experience of a white woman's stomach seizing up in fear of a black man, this essay examines some of the ethical and epistemological issues connected to white ignorance. In conversation with Charles Mills on the epistemology of ignorance, I argue that white ignorance primaril...
Subtitles: | Focus on race and ethics |
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
[2014]
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In: |
Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 42, Issue: 4, Pages: 591-611 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Whites
/ Ignorance
/ Physiology
/ Ethics
/ Criticism (Philosophy)
/ Race
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RelBib Classification: | NCB Personal ethics NCC Social ethics VA Philosophy ZB Sociology ZD Psychology |
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Summary: | Beginning with the experience of a white woman's stomach seizing up in fear of a black man, this essay examines some of the ethical and epistemological issues connected to white ignorance. In conversation with Charles Mills on the epistemology of ignorance, I argue that white ignorance primarily operates physiologically, not cognitively. Drawing critically from psychology, neurocardiology, and other medical sciences, I examine some of the biological effects of racism on white people's stomachs and hearts. I argue for a nonideal medical theory focused on improving wellness in a society that systematically has damaged the health of people of color. The essay concludes that to be fully successful, critical philosophy of race must examine not just the financial, legal, political, and other forms of racism, but also its biological and physiological operations. |
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ISSN: | 0384-9694 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jore.12074 |