Philosophy in an Age of Postcolonialism
This article aims at a postcolonial critique of the modern academic discipline, ‘philosophy’. For the most part it is seen and regards itself at present as a modern Western discipline founded in its contemporary form by Descartes, a view that overlooks the global history of the field. This essay foc...
| Published in: | Journal for the academic study of religion |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Equinox Publ.
2012
|
| In: |
Journal for the academic study of religion
|
| Further subjects: | B
Husserl
B Knowledge and power B Modernity B Hegel B Imperialism B Postcolonialism B Orientalism B Philosophy B India |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
|
| Summary: | This article aims at a postcolonial critique of the modern academic discipline, ‘philosophy’. For the most part it is seen and regards itself at present as a modern Western discipline founded in its contemporary form by Descartes, a view that overlooks the global history of the field. This essay focuses on two key modern, Western philosophers—Hegel and Husserl—and the legacy they have bequeathed. In critiquing them, the hope is to open the space for philosophy as a cross-cultural discipline, whose universality is achieved in and through a dialogue among equals. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2047-7058 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/arsr.v25i2.123 |