The Aim of This Chapter Has Been to Make Us

question 26

Essay

The aim of this chapter has been to make us more aware "of the peculiarities and limitations of our own ways of thinking and,especially,of how that thinking has been shaped and perhaps even distorted by the particular features of our tradition".These peculiarities and limitations are traced back to differences in culture,race and ethnicity.Write an essay looking at how the non-dominant traditions explored in this chapter challenge three or more of these "limited" assumptions made by Western philosophers regarding two or more of the big questions addressed in this text,including the meaning of life,the Good Life,the nature of God,reality,self and freedom.
Be specific: how do the non-dominant traditions explored in this chapter challenge assumptions that philosophers have made regarding these questions?
Could the western philosopher(s)answer any of these challenges,either by defending his assumptions,or by revising them,in light of the non-Western views developed in this chapter?
That is,is it possible to revise Western philosophy to eliminate its cultural,racial and ethnic biases?How?Again,be specific.

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