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Gravity is racist? Sheffield Uni. wants disclaimers on Isaac Newtons
theories, says he benefited from colonial activity
Newtons discoveries are not controversial, yet if the documents are to
be understood correctly, the fact that they were made during a time of
European colonialism makes them suspect. The historical context that
should be added to lessons is left unexplained, and it is not clear how
Newton may have benefited from colonial-era activity.
Yet Newton isnt the only thinker being re-examined by the university.
Pioneering scientists like Paul Dirac, Pierre-Simon Laplace and Gottfried
Wilhelm Leibniz are all up for review.
Decolonization is a hot term among social justice-minded academics. Put
simply it involves rethinking the notion that Western science,
philosophy, and knowledge in general are superior to theories from the
non-Western world, and contribute to the oppression of this world.
Its been applied to history and political science, and invoked to topple
statues of famous figures considered offensive to modern tastes. However,
its also been applied to some unlikely subjects. Academics have argued
that classical music, mathematics and ecology are all ripe for
decolonization, on account of their domination by the white West.
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https://www.rt.com/uk/522155-isaac-n...lonial-racist/
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Its now white, male and elite to spell properly, say woke UK
universities
Writing music down like Mozart did is white hegemony, proposed reform
of Oxfords curriculum reportedly claims.
I noted, a couple of years ago, that in South Africa studenst were
objecting to "White Science". Had they thoughtb it through, they might
have realised electricity come via "White Science", so turn it off.
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