What Does Appiah Mean by "Racialism

question 25

Multiple Choice

What does Appiah mean by "racialism"?

• A) The view that the racial essences of races entail certain morally relevant qualities
• B) The view that there are heritable characteristics possessed by certain people that allows us to categorize them by race
• C) The view that each race has a different moral status, independent of its racial essence
• D) The deformation of rationality in judgment that characterizes those whose racism is more than theoretical attachment

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Definitions:

Biological Species Concept

A definition of species as groups of interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups.

Populations

Groups of individuals belonging to the same species that live in the same region and interbreed, producing fertile offspring.

Biological Species Concept

A definition of species based on the ability of individuals to interbreed and produce fertile offspring, emphasizing reproductive isolation from other groups.

Phylogenetic Species Concept

A definition of species according to their evolutionary history and ancestry, identifying species as the smallest group of individuals that share a common ancestor and thus form one branch on the tree of life.