Ethics of Racism

Résumé

Humanity is shrouded with different class of bias. This in scholarship is codified as racism. Racism as an ideology has received various interpretations from diverse perspectives ranges from colour, ethnics, religion, gender and what have you. It serves as climax of discrimination of one against others in any form of disguise. Beyond its sociological and psychological inclination, this discourse, using the critical tool of philosophy attempts a philosophical disquiet of racism from an ethical perspective. This is done within the context of some ethical theories form where it is concluded that, it is rationally and ethically right to claim that racism is all about degrading humanity. This claim is not unconnected with the fact that only a few agrees to racism, all because they use it as a means to an end, not minding its consequences on fellow humans. Thus, racism is conceive as a moral burden that devalue human dignity.