Aspiration and Self-Realization: The Ameliorative Projects of Steve Biko.
Abstract
Work on the conceptual amelioration of race concepts is usually negative or critical: it uncovers social features that contribute to racial hierarchies. Much less focus has been placed on how ameliorative accounts contribute to positive change. Using an account of race developed by Steve Biko during South African apartheid, I will argue that we can extract a novel account of positive amelioration in which racial categories can have normative or aspirational force, contributing to positive change.
Publication Title
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Recommended Citation
Gray, David Miguel, "Aspiration and Self-Realization: The Ameliorative Projects of Steve Biko." (2023). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 4.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/philosophy-facpubs/4
