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What does identifying 'Europeanness' as an inevitable stage in 'non-European' development imply?
What does identifying 'Europeanness' as an inevitable stage in 'non-European' development imply?
It implies that non-Europeans do not exist as directives, influences, or agents of change.
According to JOHN H. BARTON ET AL., what assumption do they make about Western law?
According to JOHN H. BARTON ET AL., what assumption do they make about Western law?
They assume that Western law is an integral expression of Western culture and differs from law outside the West.
What common historical roots do all Western legal systems share?
What common historical roots do all Western legal systems share?
They share common historical roots that give rise to common terminology, techniques, concepts, principles, and values.
In what way is the exclusion of other legal traditions described?
In what way is the exclusion of other legal traditions described?
What does Merryman assert about European legal traditions compared to others?
What does Merryman assert about European legal traditions compared to others?
What is the significance of identifying 'Europeanness' as a stage in 'non-European' development?
What is the significance of identifying 'Europeanness' as a stage in 'non-European' development?
What cultural style does Hilliard argue is stultifying and debilitating to African people?
What cultural style does Hilliard argue is stultifying and debilitating to African people?
What does Ani refer to as the 'authoritative literate mode'?
What does Ani refer to as the 'authoritative literate mode'?
According to Kambon, what basic values define the European worldview?
According to Kambon, what basic values define the European worldview?
What does Wade W. Nobles note as the differences between African and European psychology?
What does Wade W. Nobles note as the differences between African and European psychology?
According to Eurocentric belief, how is the universe explained?
According to Eurocentric belief, how is the universe explained?
According to Elleni Tedla, what has Western culture led to the development of?
According to Elleni Tedla, what has Western culture led to the development of?
How does critical theory aim to overcome polarization?
How does critical theory aim to overcome polarization?
What cultural reality does Ani point out in societies?
What cultural reality does Ani point out in societies?
What traits are highly privileged in social structures produced by the core cultural dynamics of Western societies?
What traits are highly privileged in social structures produced by the core cultural dynamics of Western societies?
What worldview is exemplified by individualism, rationalism, and materialism according to Na'im Akbar?
What worldview is exemplified by individualism, rationalism, and materialism according to Na'im Akbar?
How has extreme rationalism in Eurocentric societies been described?
How has extreme rationalism in Eurocentric societies been described?
What remains largely unquestioned despite challenges to objectivism?
What remains largely unquestioned despite challenges to objectivism?
What problem do courts face when trying to define reasonable doubt?
What problem do courts face when trying to define reasonable doubt?
What does common law rely on, rather than directly referring to custom?
What does common law rely on, rather than directly referring to custom?
What did the transformation of English custom into common law require?
What did the transformation of English custom into common law require?
What provided lawyers with expertise in the common law?
What provided lawyers with expertise in the common law?
What distinguishes legal reasoning from common-sense reason according to the text?
What distinguishes legal reasoning from common-sense reason according to the text?
What is the result of the Eurocentric desire to abstract, rationalize, and objectify?
What is the result of the Eurocentric desire to abstract, rationalize, and objectify?
What is the central question posed in the case mentioned in the text?
What is the central question posed in the case mentioned in the text?
How is the law viewed in non-Western societies according to the text?
How is the law viewed in non-Western societies according to the text?
What term is used in the text to describe the Western view of law as a separate and autonomous entity?
What term is used in the text to describe the Western view of law as a separate and autonomous entity?
How does the text describe the misconception regarding the existence of law in non-Western societies?
How does the text describe the misconception regarding the existence of law in non-Western societies?
What aspect of African societies' view of law differs from the Western perspective?
What aspect of African societies' view of law differs from the Western perspective?
How does Eurocentricity view law according to the text?
How does Eurocentricity view law according to the text?
