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How to combat parochialism in philosophy: great review by Peter Adamson (@HistPhilosophy) of Julian Baggini's (@microphilosophy) "How the World Thinks: A global history of philosophy" and Bryan W. Van Norden's (@BryanVanNorden) "Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto"
Re: non-Eurocentric philosophy, this piece by L. Sebastian Purcell @lspurcell comparing Greek & Aztec virtue ethics is fascinating: "Aztec moral philosophy has profound differences from the Greek tradition, not least its acceptance that nobody is perfect" aeon.co/essays/aztec-m…
This 2017 piece by Bryan W. Van Norden @BryanVanNorden (see upthread) is v. good: "Why the US doesn’t understand Chinese thought – and must: It's more important than ever that the U.S. understand China. So why don't our universities teach Chinese thought?"
Here's a good list of non-Western schools of thought by Julian Baggini @microphilosophy: "10 Schools of Philosophy that should be better known (in the West.)" Via Ethan Mills @Ethan_Mills_42: granta.com/10-schools-of-…
5/ Here's another piece by @BryanVanNorden, an excerpt from his book mentioned at the top of this thread: "Academic philosophy in ‘the West’ ignores and disdains the thought traditions of China, India and Africa. This must change" aeon.co/essays/why-the…
6/ Here's a fascinating podcast by Peter Adamson @HistPhilosophy and Chike Jeffers @ChikeJeffers on "Sage Philosophy: Henry Odera Oruka’s new method for exploring philosophy in Africa, based on interviews with wise individuals."
7/ The above is part 25 of the History of Africana Philosophy podcast by @ChikeJeffers and @HistPhilosophy. Here's part 1, explaining the scope and meaning of "Africana philosophy." historyofphilosophy.net/africana-intro…
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