Nov 16, 2025  
2021-2022 College of Liberal Arts 
    
2021-2022 College of Liberal Arts
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PAST 240 - Philosophy of Race and Gender

4 credits
Examines the ways in which philosophical reflections have attempted to come to terms with race and gender. Students are asked to think critically about some questions: Are race and gender natural biological facts, and if not, are they real? Are they socially constructed, and if so, in what sense? What role do race and gender play in organizing interpersonal and social structures? When race and gender become oppressive through racist and sexist practices, how can one strive to overcome these injustices? Students will have the opportunity to read and examine arguments by modern and contemporary philosophers who address these questions.  CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive



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