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Strong academic pet peeve is the assault on the scientific method as a 'colonialist construct.' That other cultures have alternate ways of viewing the world that are 'just as valid.'
Recently saw an anthropology talk about how traditional medicine in India is under attack by 'Western' (i.e. science-based) medicine. The narrative was that the two were actually on equal footing but the west was winning out because of colonial power-dynamics.
No mention of the fact that traditional medicine might be losing out because it's actually complete bullshit. This seems like dangerous thinking to me.
Recently saw an anthropology talk about how traditional medicine in India is under attack by 'Western' (i.e. science-based) medicine. The narrative was that the two were actually on equal footing but the west was winning out because of colonial power-dynamics.
No mention of the fact that traditional medicine might be losing out because it's actually complete bullshit. This seems like dangerous thinking to me.