February 21, 2024
Evolution and the idea of race
In the past, biologists and anthropologists thought that humans could be subdivided into races. Some of these races, they believed, we more civilized and 'progressed' than others, and their views were eagerly used to legitimize colonial oppression. Nowadays, scientists agree that race is a biological myth. Philosopher of science Dr Abigail Nieves Delgado (UU) explains how the colonial way of thinking still echoes in modern biology and anthropology. How are Indigenous peoples idealized and exoticized in modern science? In collaboration with the faculties of Science, Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Humanities (UU).