Eurocentrism: a many-layered thing. | Halil Berktay | TEDxIbnHaldunUniversity

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In his speech on "Eurocentrism: a many-layered thing" Prof. Berktay analyses the social sciences in the early 18th and 19th century and the different vision the West had on the East. Halil Berktay, historian, Prof. Dr., Ibn Haldun University (since May 2017). Previously, a member of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabanci University (1998-2016); emeritus professor since 31st January 2016. Former History Program Coordinator, Turkish Studies Program Coordinator, Sabanci Summer School Coordinator, and Sabanci-Harvard Summer School Coordinator at the same university. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@inancyuce Год назад

Summary of the whole talk is that: Europeans have categorized societies of the past according to their own limited studies of themselves and that's why their arguments are not entirely accurate. if you pursue reality, then you have to make a through investigation including eastern sources before arriving at conclusions about the societies of the past.

@flyingshark64 4 года назад

the root of all diseases

@boogaloo9345 5 лет назад

Good topic

@pawanlohani5909 2 года назад

I don't agree thar European nations were first democracy

@smal750 Год назад

dont care about your opinion lol they were the first and they were the ones that introduced it to the rest of the world

@Ismail0z 2 месяца назад

Eurocentrism is prevalent because other societies lack strong social critiques or social sciences. One needs to ask how many Chinese, Arab, Japanese, or Indian scholars truly, logically, humanely critique traditional perspectives such as Buddhism, Hinduism, or Islam. The mindsets in these societies remain stagnant for centuries. Consequently, European liberal (freedom-oriented) perspectives have become central in the world. I would like to see a Japanese philosopher who is humanely critical of traditional values because they have the economic or political capacity to do so. Then people might make a a shift from a Eurocentric world to a more balanced perspective over time.