#-ism

Each miracle is a grain of sand in an hourglass with an open lid Beach babies tell lab rats how to make the most of their time Babies grow up to be scientists Lab rats have no concept of the ocean but know enough to dream of open air

(-ismo)

"To be sure, we should not dismiss white, western, or male thinking simply on the premises that it is white, western, or male. The pursuit of knowledge should strive to transcend culture and ethnicity – an Indian philosopher is not necessarily better suited to explain the world to an Indian student simply because they share the same nationality. But that is not the point. The point is that to imagine that only white men engage in the pursuit of knowledge – as the current syllabi imply – is ludicrous. One man’s “cogito” is another’s “white mask” [...] What is referred to as “philosophy” in British universities is actually “white western male philosophy”. And, frankly, it is often myopic and verbose."