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Full-Text Articles in Race and Ethnicity
The Paradox Of Ideology, Justin Schwartz
The Paradox Of Ideology, Justin Schwartz
Justin Schwartz
A standard problem with the objectivity of social scientific theory in particular is that it is either self-referential, in which case it seems to undermine itself as ideology, or self-excepting, which seem pragmatically self-refuting. Using the example of Marx and his theory of ideology, I show how self-referential theories that include themselves in their scope of explanation can be objective. Ideology may be roughly defined as belief distorted by class interest. I show how Marx thought that natural science was informed by class interest but not therefore necessarily ideology. Capitalists have an interest in understanding the natural world (to a …
Rape, Violence, And Women's Autonomy, Dorothy E. Roberts
Rape, Violence, And Women's Autonomy, Dorothy E. Roberts
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Crime, Race And Reproduction, Dorothy E. Roberts
Crime, Race And Reproduction, Dorothy E. Roberts
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