Search a title or topic

Over 20 million podcasts, powered by 

Player FM logo
Artwork

Content provided by Paul Anderson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Paul Anderson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

Universal Dreams Versus Cultural Realities

35:40
 
Share
 

Manage episode 510187436 series 3685290
Content provided by Paul Anderson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Paul Anderson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

The sources comprise a podcast transcript and a previous podcast's philosophical assessment, both exploring the fundamental conflict between universal philosophical claims and culturally situated realities. The podcast segment introduces this tension by questioning whether timeless truths are separate from their origins or inherently tied to the language, history, and specific culture that produced them. It further highlights that the very definition of philosophy has historically been an exercise in power and exclusion, citing thinkers like Hegel who used a seemingly universal definition to dismiss non-Western thought. The accompanying assessment reinforces this discussion by listing prominent academics, writers, and poets—such as Kwame Anthony Appiah and Edward Said—whose work directly navigates this conflict by focusing on cosmopolitanism, hybridity, situated knowledge, and decolonizing methodologies. Ultimately, the sources map out this intellectual battlefield, treating the clash of global rules and local contexts as a collision of coherent, systemic worldviews rooted in different historical frameworks.

"Please comment "

  continue reading

149 episodes

Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 510187436 series 3685290
Content provided by Paul Anderson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Paul Anderson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

The sources comprise a podcast transcript and a previous podcast's philosophical assessment, both exploring the fundamental conflict between universal philosophical claims and culturally situated realities. The podcast segment introduces this tension by questioning whether timeless truths are separate from their origins or inherently tied to the language, history, and specific culture that produced them. It further highlights that the very definition of philosophy has historically been an exercise in power and exclusion, citing thinkers like Hegel who used a seemingly universal definition to dismiss non-Western thought. The accompanying assessment reinforces this discussion by listing prominent academics, writers, and poets—such as Kwame Anthony Appiah and Edward Said—whose work directly navigates this conflict by focusing on cosmopolitanism, hybridity, situated knowledge, and decolonizing methodologies. Ultimately, the sources map out this intellectual battlefield, treating the clash of global rules and local contexts as a collision of coherent, systemic worldviews rooted in different historical frameworks.

"Please comment "

  continue reading

149 episodes

All episodes

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Copyright 2025 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | | Copyright
Listen to this show while you explore
Play