James Kierstead
Oct 16, 2020

Thanks for this clear and well-written summary. I like what Dr. Ramgotra said about how we all have different perspectives, and that these can affect the way we look at things. On curricula, I can think of examples where we could bring in more non-Western perspectives (for example, I think courses on the philosophy of mind should now include Buddhist thinkers alongside Descartes et al.) At the same time, I do think there are areas in which, for whatever reason, some groups have contributed more than others. So in a course on the history of calculus, it might make sense to talk more about Leibniz and Newton than anyone else, even though they were both European.

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James Kierstead
James Kierstead

Written by James Kierstead

Senior Lecturer in Classics, Victoria University of Wellington. Ancient democracy, classical liberalism, Old Comedy.

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