Race and Equality

The Nature of the Debate

By John Harvey

What do we mean when we talk about human equality? Does the term refer to some fundamental quality which we all share in common or is it simply a statement about the way we think things ought to be? Do distinct human races really exist? If so, how did they come about in the first place, and are they a legitimate subject for study today? Alternatively, are they simply a social construct which we would be better-off ignoring?

In this short book (130 pages) writer and former teacher John Harvey examines these and related issues. He also investigates how the answers we come up with are often strongly influenced by the social and political beliefs we find most socially acceptable.

Harvey’s conclusion is that if we wish to see social progress, then proper scientific analysis should always take priority over wishful thinking when questions of race and equality are being considered.

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The author can be contacted via j.harvey@bigfoot.com

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