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1 Yes, I'd certainly heard of both! As for his ideas on race, I'm pretty sure he shared them with most if not all white Europeans of his time. So it seems harsh to pick him out for criticism. He was just doing what scientists do - systematising his data - in the context of his society.

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2 No. He wasn't being deliberately unpleasant; just trying to do science. We can't expect him, or anyone, to share our ideas long before they existed.

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3 I dislike the name, which seems flimsy and trying too hard to be pretty-pretty. But if you like it, then use it!