Race and evaluation of philosophical skill: A virtue theoretical explanation of why people of color are so absent from philosophy

Journal of Social PhilosophyEarly View ORIGINAL ARTICLE Race and evaluation philosophical skill: A virtue theoretical explanation why people color are so absent from philosophy Eric Bayruns García, Corresponding Author García [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-5362-2311 Department Philosophy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Correspondence ON L8S 4L8, Canada. Email: protected]Search more papers by this author First published: 31 May 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/josp.12472Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare text full-text accessPlease review our Terms Conditions Use check box below share version article.I have read accept Wiley Online Library UseShareable LinkUse link a article with your friends colleagues. 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