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Thanks for the sources. I'll be sure to go through them. I am quite familiar with how Western history tends to misrepresent contributions of the East. It is ra

Thanks for the sources. I'll be sure to go through them. I am quite familiar with how Western history tends to misrepresent contributions of the East. It is rather unfortunate, and certainly extends beyond the realm of science.

aq3cn 6y ago
In simple terms, colonial hangover is still there despite countless discourses over racism. Anyway, enjoy reading Prof. Raju. He has dobe a conference on the issue of Academic Imperialism, which is worth a watch on youtube. My favorite talk by him is on Calendars. A Tale of Two Calendars - Dr C K Raju https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvpuC7Dg4e0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvpuC7Dg4e0 > It is rather unfortunate, and certainly extends beyond the realm of science. yes, euro-centric biases extend beyond sciences. Here is one take on Kant's humorous belief about us Easterners by a professor from Singapore. Western philosophy is racist Academic philosophy in ‘the West’ ignores and disdains the thought traditions of China, India and Africa. This must change https://aeon.co/essays/why-the-western-philosophical-canon-is-xenophobic-and-racist https://aeon.co/essays/why-the-western-philosophical-canon-i...