Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2018-12-04
Books mentioned on Part One: Phrenology: The Bastard Science of Racism
For some people, racism isn’t enough. They aren’t satisfied with just hating someone because of their appearance.
Robert Evans discussed Politics and Crania americana by Samuel George Morton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Politics
Politics by Aristotle is a foundational ancient Greek treatise examining the organization, ethics, and structures of human society and government.
Discussed“In the first book of his politics written in the 300s BC, Aristotle uses these taxonomies to justify the exclusion of certain people from civic life.”
Where to get it
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Crania americana
Crania americana is a historical and scientific text by Samuel George Morton published in 1839 that attempted to categorize human skulls and intellectual capacities.
Discussed“Now, Morton was the author of an 1839 book called Crania Americana, which included detailed drawings of skulls and assessments of the mental capacities of the various peoples of North America.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Common Sense
“What's the the guy who wrote Common Sense? Thomas Payne. Thomas Payne. Thomas Payne was a lifelong abolitionist.”
Passing Crania Britannica
“Later in the 19th century, other European scholars produced imitations with titles including Crania Britannica and Crania Germanica.”
Plugged A (brief) history of vice
“You can find me on Twitter at iite. I have a a book you can find on Amazon.com, a brief history of vice.”