What is it about?
In the 21st century, there are new calls to reject the constrictions of ‘cultural boundaries’ and 'methodological nationalism.' This text demonstrates ‘a commitment to a global comparative perspective.’ It proposes a global comparative method consistent with Arthur B. Lovejoy's statement that ‘ideas are the most migratory things in the world’. The examples cover Mo Zi, Herodotus, Aristotle, Al-Biruni, Dara Shukoh, Maya philosophy, Hajime Nakamura, and more.
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The calls for decolonizing the academy has increased since the Rhodes Must Fall movement began in Cape Town in March 2015. But how to decolonize? By proposing a methodological draft for a global intellectual history - building on the works of Lovejoy, Nakamura, Spivak, Ngugi wa Thiong'o etc - this paper argues that a reconstruction of a global and comparative perspective is a fruitful way forward in order to move beyond nationalist, colonial, Eurocentric, and ethnocentric narratives.
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This page is a summary of: Beyond decolonizing: global intellectual history and reconstruction of a comparative method, Global Intellectual History, May 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/23801883.2019.1616310.
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