Decolonization of our Ideas | Lecture by philosopher Amy Allen Thursday

Decolonization of our Ideas | Lecture by philosopher Amy Allen
Thursday 22 March 2018 | 19.30 – 21.00 hrs
Radboud Reflects and CCEP

Western philosophy is stunningly silent on colonialism and imperialism. The American philosopher Amy Allen thinks Critical Theory is to blame. Critical Theory, like other versions of European theory more generally, espouses a false universalism that assumes and incorporates the inequality of races and the subordination of inferior cultures. Come and learn why Amy Allen thinks we need to decolonialize our thinking.

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