What was Richet's view on the concept of race?
All races are equal
Believed in black people's superiority
Believed in black people's inferiority
Race is a social construct
Answer
Charles Richet believed in the inferiority of black people. He viewed them as intellectually and morally inferior to white people, and he argued that they were incapable of achieving the same level of civilization as white people. Richet's views were based on the prevailing scientific racism of the time, which held that black people were biologically inferior to white people.
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