Can Philosophy Be Decolonised
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22301472 |
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| Authors | Dylan B Futter (0000-0002-1863-6838) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 186 |
| Pages | 21-40 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoria (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5825 • E-ISSN: 1755-2567 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/th.2026.7318602 |
| OpenAlex | W7160559014 |
| Language | EN |
Recent discussion of how to decolonise philosophy overlooks a fundamental question: can philosophy be decolonised? This paper argues that if philosophy is a self-reflexive activity of critical examination, then it cannot be, since it would be either part of decolonisation or eliminated by the process. Conceptual decolonisation is thus best seen as philosophy's attempt to realise its own emancipatory potential
Contemporary philosophy · Decolonization · Philosophy education · Philosophy of computer science · Philosophy of sport · Western philosophy · African cultural and philosophical studies · Latin American Cultural Politics · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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