assignment 1

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HW: reading response on Voltaire and others

Topic: Race Matters

· Read: Voltaire “Of the Different Races of Men"/IR Kant “Of the Different Human Races"/IR; Hegel "Anthropology"/IR; Smithe"Freedom for California’s Indians" handout; Bernasconi “Kant as an Unfamiliar Source of Racism”/PR

· Read handout paper: "Smith. Native American and Forced Apprenticeship.pdf” 2 pages ( double space)

· Explain racial hierarchy in accordance with Voltaire, Kant and Hegel's writings.
What would the philosophers say about the forced apprenticeship for Native Americans documented in Smith’s article?
Bernasconi presents a complex picture of Kant's theory in regards to the practice of slavery and colonialism in conjunction with his universal ethics
. Explain how Kant justifies slavery yet at the same time rejects certain aspects of colonialism.
How would Kant view President Obama, a product of racial hybrid?