Gender, Race, and Social Reality

Harvard FAS

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…