UNIVERSAL HISTORY BEYOND ETHNOCENTRISM - PROBLEMS AND CHANCES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22228/rtf.v14i2.1154Resumo
Abstract: The paper starts with a short overview about the Western idea of universal history since the beginning of the modern era. This overview ends with a critique of this modern idea is being ethnocentric. The second part describes what ethnocentrism is about: an asymmetrical evaluation, a monocentric perspective and an origin-oriented teleology in forming meaning about the past as history. The third part discusses the possibility of overcoming this logic of ethnocentrism and to reach a balanced evaluation, to polycentric perspective and a future oriented reconstruction. At the end six consequences for avoiding and overcoming ethnocentrism in conceptualizing universal history were presented.Keywords: Universal history; Ethnocentrism; Polycentric perspective. Resumo: O artigo começa com uma breve visão geral sobre a ideia ocidental de história universal desde o início da era moderna. Esta visão geral termina com uma crítica a essa ideia moderna ser etnocêntrica. A segunda parte descreve o que é o etnocentrismo: uma avaliação assimétrica, uma perspectiva monocêntrica e uma teleologia orientada para a origem na formação de significado sobre o passado como história. A terceira parte discute a possibilidade de superar essa lógica do etnocentrismo e chegar a uma avaliação equilibrada, a uma perspectiva policêntrica e a uma reconstrução orientada para o futuro. No final, foram apresentadas seis consequências para evitar e superar o etnocentrismo na conceituação da história universal.Palavras-chave: História universal; Etnocentrismo; Perspectiva policêntrica.Referências
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