Gender, Race, and Social Reality
PHIL 165S
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Description
What is gender, and how is one’s gender distinct from one’s sex? What is race, and how is it different from ethnicity? How many sexes and genders are there? Do races exist, and if so, what are they like? This course will introduce you to major connected themes and philosophical perspectives in classic and contemporary discussions about gender and race, through foundational questions about their reality, nature, and intersection, as well as practical issues concerning morality, personal identity, and social justice.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Philosophy
Course Component
Seminar
Subject
Philosophy
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Arts and Humanities
Course Level
Primarily for Graduate Students
