Philosophy and intelligence justify both egalitarian and exterminationist positions
Evidence
When someone else strives and strains to prove to me that black men are as intelligent as white men, I say that intelligence has never saved anyone; and that is true, for, if philosophy and intelligence are invoked to proclaim the equality of men, they have also been employed to justify the extermination of men. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 107 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Intelligence and philosophy have justified extermination as well as equality — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 107; Compulsory acceptance of foundational state myths stunts human intelligence and philosophy. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 535; Liberal ideas evolved into totalitarianism through logical stages governed by external circumstances and emotions. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2337 (+4 more)
Related
- Intelligence and philosophy have justified extermination as well as equality (similarity 0.95)
- Science and ethics both stem from the same Western choice about truth and justice (similarity 0.81)
- Black men compulsively seek to prove intellectual equality to white men (similarity 0.80)
- White superiority belief coexists with black men’s compulsion to prove their intellect (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Intelligence and philosophy have justified extermination as well as equality
#corroborates(0.95) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 107