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White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage
Björn Freter
orcid.org/0000-0002-9778-3894
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Freter, B. (2018). White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage. Synthesis philosophica, 33 (1), 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
MLA 8th Edition
Freter, Björn. "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 33, no. 1, 2018, pp. 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115. Accessed 2 May 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Freter, Björn. "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage." Synthesis philosophica 33, no. 1 (2018): 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
Harvard
Freter, B. (2018). 'White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage', Synthesis philosophica, 33(1), pp. 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
Vancouver
Freter B. White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2024 May 02];33(1):237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
IEEE
B. Freter, "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage", Synthesis philosophica, vol.33, no. 1, pp. 237-249, 2018. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
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APA 6th Edition
Freter, B. (2018). White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage. Synthesis philosophica, 33 (1), 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
MLA 8th Edition
Freter, Björn. "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 33, no. 1, 2018, pp. 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115. Accessed 2 May 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Freter, Björn. "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage." Synthesis philosophica 33, no. 1 (2018): 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
Harvard
Freter, B. (2018). 'White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage', Synthesis philosophica, 33(1), pp. 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
Vancouver
Freter B. White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2024 May 02];33(1):237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
IEEE
B. Freter, "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage", Synthesis philosophica, vol.33, no. 1, pp. 237-249, 2018. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
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APA 6th Edition
Freter, B. (2018). White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage. Synthesis philosophica, 33 (1), 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
MLA 8th Edition
Freter, Björn. "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 33, no. 1, 2018, pp. 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115. Accessed 2 May 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Freter, Björn. "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage." Synthesis philosophica 33, no. 1 (2018): 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
Harvard
Freter, B. (2018). 'White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage', Synthesis philosophica, 33(1), pp. 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
Vancouver
Freter B. White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2024 May 02];33(1):237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
IEEE
B. Freter, "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage", Synthesis philosophica, vol.33, no. 1, pp. 237-249, 2018. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
Full text: croatian pdf 361 Kb
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cite
APA 6th Edition
Freter, B. (2018). White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage. Synthesis philosophica, 33 (1), 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
MLA 8th Edition
Freter, Björn. "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage." Synthesis philosophica, vol. 33, no. 1, 2018, pp. 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115. Accessed 2 May 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Freter, Björn. "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage." Synthesis philosophica 33, no. 1 (2018): 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
Harvard
Freter, B. (2018). 'White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage', Synthesis philosophica, 33(1), pp. 237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
Vancouver
Freter B. White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage. Synthesis philosophica [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2024 May 02];33(1):237-249. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
IEEE
B. Freter, "White Supremacy in Eurocentric Epistemologies: On the West’s Responsibility for its Philosophical Heritage", Synthesis philosophica, vol.33, no. 1, pp. 237-249, 2018. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.21464/sp33115
Abstract
There is a largely overlooked fundamental flaw in the Eurocentric epistemological foundation. Counter to the overwhelming ethos of the Enlightenment, this epistemological bedrock shockingly does not seem to be an epistemology of the human being, but only of the white human being. I, as a Western scholar, have to relativise my epistemological heritage, because it does not take into account the diversity of the human being. I will briefly explore the racist views of Voltaire, Hume, and Kant and I will argue that Western philosophy needs to (re)analyse its epistemological tradition with regards to the way the racist views of its protagonists corrupted their philosophical work. I suggest contextualization of the philosophical tradition and its desuperiorisation to foster ethical and broader philosophical dialogue amongst global scholars.
Keywords
white supremacy; racism; the Enlightenment; desuperiorisation; Voltaire; David Hume; Immanuel Kant
Hrčak ID:
219852
URI
https://hrcak.srce.hr/219852
Publication date:
6.11.2018.
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