Equality Renewed Chapter 2 Summary

Chapter two of Equality Renewed discusses equality through the lens of race and culture with an emphasis on whether focusing on difference is egalitarian or not. The chapter discusses two perspectives on race that differ in their arguments on the status of race, however both perspectives believe that the goal of colour blindness is optimal Appiah believes that to fight and rid of racism people must eradicate the concept of race. He rejects the concept of race and argues that the factors that contribute to the criteria of race are insufficient. He says that skin colour is not necessary nor sufficient as a criteria for creating a racial category, and gives the example of brothers and sisters from mixed families having different skin colours;
She says that we pay so much attention to colour because we have yet to live in an egalitarian society, and she believes that when discussing the difference between blacks and whites, the concept of race is inegalitarian, however, the concept of colour is egalitarian. Gutmann notes multiple examples of preferential hiring and raises the question of whether racism justifies preferential
Racial identity allows for an innate inclusion in a group or society which can benefit those included greatly, allowing immediate social connection and comfort, but this does not mean that people of differing races should be ranked and separated. Ridding of the concept of race could lead to identity confusion to those whose identities are rooted in their racial belonging. Groups can be different and equal as a whole, and the differences between groups can be appreciated because of their