Why do some people think they know what is good for others?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23593669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Naeem Inayatullah (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 430-453 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Global Politics (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315099118-21 |
| OpenAlex | W4237760135 |
| ISBN | 9781315099118 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Some people think they know what is good for others because they believe they know something denied to others. For example, a society that believes it has mastered democracy may feel compelled to aid neighbours that have authoritarian and dictatorial political institutions. Interventions by institutions such as the United Nations, NATO, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and various inter-state alliances provide familiar examples. Catholics and Protestants waged religious battles against each other in sixteenth-century Europe. Simultaneously, in the early part of that century, Spanish conquistadors destroyed and pillaged the strongest and wealthiest civilisations in the Americas. The ‘discovery’ of the Americas posed a problem for all European thinkers. Like most Europeans however, Vitoria, did not fully embrace the Indians’ humanity. Francisco de Vitoria is considered a canonical figure in international law. He was a Dominican theologian and founder of the Salamanca or Spanish school of jurisprudence. He and his students influenced and restructured the theological thinking of Europe.
Internet privacy · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |