PHILOSOPHERS' CORNER

Does Race Have Any Scientific Basis?

Is race a social construct? Is there any scientific basis for race? If racial categories were drawn arbitrarily by white colonizers and imperialists, can we conclude that that racial categories are themselves racist?

Gender Fluidity & Social Construction

It is popular in certain circles to think of gender as a fluid spectrum: People can fall on many points between "very feminine" and "very masculine," and where they fall can change over time. But perhaps the gender spectrum is more viscose than fluid.