| Kant and the Concept of Race: Late Eighteenth-Century Writings Contributor(s): Mikkelsen, Jon M. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1438443617 ISBN-13: 9781438443614 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Philosophy - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2011042033 |
| Series: Suny Series, Philosophy and Race |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.55 lbs) 387 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kant and the Concept of Race features translations of four texts by Immanuel Kant frequently designated his Racenschriften (race essays), in which he develops and defends an early theory of race. Also included are translations of essays by four of Kant's contemporaries--E. A. W. Zimmermann, Georg Forster, Christoph Meiners, and Christoph Girtanner--which illustrate that Kant's interest in the subject of race was part of a larger discussion about human "differences," one that impacted the development of scientific fields ranging from natural history to physical anthropology to biology. |