Typically the study of philosophy, history and science in America, Europe and Australia is eurocentric. Lectures and texts focus on the achievements of "the West" (ancient Greece, ancient Rome, the Italian Renaissance, the European enlightenment and modern nation states). Instead, we should study the achievements and problems of all human cultures, European and non-European alike, to understand ourselves.
Typically the study of philosophy, history and science removes religion as irrelevant. Both religious and non-religious people would rather ignore religion and leave their own beliefs unchallenged. Instead, we should study all cultures of human thought, religious and non-religious alike, to understand ourselves.
Typically the study of philosophy, history and science encourages us to identify with "rational" cultures rather than "irrational" cultures. It is consistently asserted that "the West" is distinguished from other cultures by rationality, individuality and a scientific mentality. Instead, the goal should be to learn from and critically engage with all cultures of thought so that we can increasingly think for ourselves.
