ABSTRACT
If race is an illusion, then racial eliminativism might seem to be our last best chance at a sensible policy. But it’s not so straightforward getting an ought from an is, especially when other normative options are available. In particular, we might think that, even if there are no races, the costs of eliminating racial discourse are nevertheless outweighed by the benefits of retaining it.1 The body of existing literature on this normative question is to my mind conclusive that we have good reason to try to preserve something like racial discourse, and so while I have little to add to that already extensive discussion, I will begin by briefly surveying some of the considerations which support that conclusion.
