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AST1371, Life, Death and

MoralityWeek 6b

Reader: sections 3 1!3 3

Linda "arclay

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What is #ron$ #ith racis%&

We belie'e that all (eo(le are e)*al+

"*t #hat does that %ean&

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All (eo(le are e)*al

That there are no di erences bet#een(eo(le&

That can-t be ri$ht+

.The (lain fact is that h*%ans di er, andthe di erences a((ly to so %anycharacteristics that the search for a fact*albasis on #hich to erect the (rinci(le ofe)*ality see%s ho(eless/ 0Sin$er, ( 17

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All (eo(le are e)*al

2 4b*t, di erences do not correlate #ithrace 05race-

So, #hat-s #ron$ #ith racis% is that inincorrectly attrib*tes certain feat*res toso%e 5races- and not others

Asians not %ore intelli$ent than *ro(eansAfricans not better at lon$!distance r*nnin$that others

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All (eo(le are e)*al

Sin$er4#ell, (erha(s there are di erences bet#een the races

"*t really, e'en if that #ere tr*e, sho*ld that %ake a di erenceto ho# #e treat (eo(le&

5the hierarchy of intelli$ence-

. ntelli$ence has nothin$ to do #ith %any i%(ortant intereststhat h*%an ha'e, like the interest in a'oidin$ (ain, in satisfyin$basic needs for food and shelter, to lo'e and care for anychildren one %ay ha'e, to en8oy friendly and lo'in$ relations#ith others and to be free to (*rs*e one-s (ro8ects #itho*t*nnecessary interference fro% others/ 0Sin$er, ( 91!99

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The rinci(le of )*ality

5All (eo(le are e)*al- is a %oral(rinci(le abo*t ho# #e ought to

beha'e:

2 : e)*al consideration of interests

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The rinci(le of )*ality

Does not dictate e)*al treat%ent, oran 5e)*al share-

!The interest in relief fro% (ain on a%o*ntain e;(edition $one 'ery #ron$

The e)*alconsideration ofinterests leads to*ne)*al treat%ent

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A i'e the% to A0b >i'e the% to "

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"ack to racis%4

Racis% is also a blatant disre$ard forthe interests of the 'icti%i?ed race

!e$ na?is

2 4b*t is racis% really only abo*t

$ross disco*ntin$ of f*nda%entalinterests&

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"ack to racis%4

What abo*t clai%s abo*t di erences in

e;a%(le!A'era$e di erences across $ro*(s 0#hich arelikely, if tr*e, to be 'ery s%all tells *s nothin$abo*t the < of any indi'id*al

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Racis% a$ains all of this a bit na@'e&

n (artic*lar, is it really tr*e that #esho*ldn-t care too %*ch abo*t racist

beliefs &

A hy(othetical *ne)*al society 0or, 8*st o*ro#n , and #hy #e %i$ht not care too %*ch,$i'en the 5facts-alse beliefs can be

'ery dan$ero*s+0So%eti%es they can

be $ood too+

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Racis% 0and se;is% a$ain

Most (eo(le ha'e an interest in bein$treated fairly:

n accordance #ith %erit&

n #hich case, treat%ent on the basisof false beliefs also 0(otentially'iolates 2

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Racis% and intrinsically badattit*des&

What abo*t bad attit*des 0ne$ati'e feelin$slike ani%osity, hatred, dis$*st

2f co*rse, these too co*ld lead to bado*tco%es

"*t are they bad e'en if they don-t&!the locked!*( Ba?i

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Which interests co*nt&

They all do+ncl*din$ the interests of the racists

The ra(ist, the %*rderer, and other*ndesirables

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