The concept of human race has long occupied a contested space at the intersection of philosophy and science. While many philosophers and scientists have regarded the term with deep suspicion—often pointing to its lack of biological grounding and its entanglement with typological and hierarchical thinking—recent years have witnessed a notable resurgence of the concept within certain scientific domains, particularly in medical genetics. In this context, race is frequently invoked to account for epidemiological disparities among human populations and is often employed as a proxy for genetic ancestry or susceptibility to particular diseases. This revival of the race concept in biomedical discourse is striking, especially given that…
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