Beschreibung:
Naomi Zack brings us an indispensable work in the ethics of race through an inquiry into the history of moral philosophy. The Ethics and Mores of Race: Equality after the History of Philosophy enters into a web of ideas, ethics, and morals that untangle our evolving ideas of racial equality straight into the twenty-first century.
Acknowledgments Introduction: Ethics, Mores, and Race Chapter 1: Plato and Aristotle's Invention of Race Chapter 2: Cosmopolitan Contributions to an Ethics of Race Chapter 3: Natural Law and Inequality Chapter 4: Moral Law and Slavery Chapter 5: Christian Metaphysics and Inequality Chapter 6: Social Contract Theory and the Sovereign Nation State Chapter 7: Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Rights Conclusion: Egalitarian Humanism and Requirements for an Ethics of Race Select Bibliography About the Author