Lezing 'Race Science, Genetics and Evolution: A Scientific Evaluation'
- Voor wie
- Alumni , Journalisten , Medewerkers , Privépersonen , Studenten
- Wanneer
- 11-06-2026 van 19:00 tot 21:00
- Waar
- Auditorium 1 Jan Broeckx, Blandijnberg 2, 9000 Ghent
- Voertaal
- Engels
- Door wie
- Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences - Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Contact
- pieter.beck@ugent.be
- Website
- https://www.ugent.be/lw/philosophy/nl/charles-c-roseman-race-science-genetics-evolution-a-scientific-evaluation
In this lecture, prof Roseman provides a criticism of so-called "race science", based on evolutionary genetic theory.
Race science is a school of thought that proposes that there are evolved and largely immutable genetic and biological differences among putative races of humans. In the view of the race scientists, racial disparities arise because of these evolved differences.
Mainstream scholarship on race and racism has come to the opposite conclusion, that racial categories and disparities are both a product of racism acting out in societies in historical context.
This lecture provides a scientific evaluation of the theoretical and methodological basis of race science. Prof Roseman demonstrates that the theoretical and methodological basis of race science is riddled with basic mathematical errors, theoretical contradictions, and methodological missteps. These failings disqualify race science from being considered a serious attempt at a scientific understanding of human variation independent of any political considerations.