Ep. 278: Derrick Bell on the Dynamics of Racism (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Mark Linsenmayer

Casey, Paskin, Philosophy, Linsenmayer, Society & Culture, Alwan

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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On Faces At the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism (1992), a foundational text in critical race theory that presents thought experiments in the philosophy of law, including "The Space Traders." With guest Lawrence Ware.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Partial Exam in Life, a podcast by some guys who are at one point
0:11.0	set on doing philosophy for living, but then thought better of it.
0:13.8	Our question for episode 278 is something like, what is racism and we read Derek Bell's
0:18.6	collection of essays and stories, faces at the bottom of the well, the permanence of
0:22.2	racism from 1992.
0:24.2	For more information, please visit partiallyexaminedlife.com.
0:27.2	This is Mark Lensomar, whom the alien people traders demanded that the Earth keep in Madison
0:32.3	Wisconsin.
0:33.3	This is Seth Pascon, part of the new underground network of whites against racism in Austin,
0:41.6	Texas.
0:42.9	This is Dylan Casey wanting to meet Geneva Crenshaw in Madison, Wisconsin.
0:48.6	This is Lawrence Weir, a black man.
0:53.0	I'm so threatened.
0:55.2	Lawrence, welcome back.
0:57.5	What's up guys?
0:58.5	What's up guys?
0:59.5	Good to be back.
1:00.5	Yes.
1:01.5	So good for you to have you on again.
1:02.5	Yes.
1:03.5	And we should note that the preamble, a bunch of guys who once thought about doing philosophy
1:07.6	for a living, but then thought better of it, will Lawrence is doing philosophy for a
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