Concept

Ethnocentrism

Overview

judging other cultures, practices, behaviors, beliefs and people solely by the values, standards and frame of reference of one's own

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Ethnocentrism

• Aristotle

Related ideas

• Belief
• Franz Boas
• Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
• Immanuel Kant
• Ethnography
• Imperialism
• Language
• Edward Said
• Culture
• National identity
• Western world
• Nationalism
• Bronisław Malinowski
• Psychology
• Frankfurt School
• Western literature
• Herbert Spencer
• Religion
• Racism
• Richard Dawkins
• Ruth Benedict
• Social science
• Slavery
• Theodor W. Adorno

Opposing perspectives

• Anthropocentrism

Place in the tradition

Part of Aesthetics.

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