How Scientific Taxonomy Constructed the Myth of Race
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Title
How Scientific Taxonomy Constructed the Myth of Race
Subject
How Scientific Taxonomy Constructed the Myth of Race
Description
How Scientific Taxonomy Constructed the Myth of Race
Creator
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
Source
Sapiens
Publisher
Sapiens
Date
March 19, 2021
Language
English
Type
article
Coverage
Botanist Carl Linnaeus’ classification system has been adopted around the globe—but have we adequately reckoned with how his ideas about humans laid the groundwork for scientific racism?
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https://www.sapiens.org/biology/race-scientific-taxonomy/
Citation
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt, “How Scientific Taxonomy Constructed the Myth of Race,” Collective Identity , accessed November 22, 2024, https://collectiveidentityspring23.leadr.site/items/show/265.