{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"ResponsAbility - Dialogues on Practical Knowledge and Bildung in Professional Studies","title":"#37 Dag Herbjørnsrud | A Different History of Ideas","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2461,"description":"In this episode of the ResponsAbility Podcast, we welcome Dag Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian historian of ideas, author, and founder of the Center for Global and Comparative History of Ideas. Drawing on his work on global intellectual history, Dag challenges some of the dominant narratives through which philosophy, democracy, science, and European history have traditionally been understood.\nThe conversation explores what it might mean to move beyond merely decolonizing knowledge towards reconstructing a genuinely global understanding of intellectual history. Dag introduces his approach of complexity, connection, and comparison, and discusses examples ranging from Ethiopian philosophy and ancient democratic traditions to Indian and Chinese thought. Along the way, he questions familiar assumptions such as that philosophy originated in Greece, democracy began in Athens, or European intellectual traditions developed largely independently from the rest of the world.\nThe dialogue also turns to education and the responsibility of universities to reconsider the knowledge and historical narratives they pass on to students. Dag argues for renewed forms of broad, interdisciplinary education—such as an updated examen philosophicum—that could help students, including those in professional education, develop a more global and interconnected understanding of knowledge and intellectual history.\n00:01:01 – Origins of Herbjørnsrud’s global approach to intellectual history\n00:04:02 – Moving from decolonization to reconstruction of a global knowledge canon\n00:16:14 – Colonial myths: origins of democracy and European identity\n00:23:19 – The myth that Europeans have always been white\n00:30:33 – Origins of philosophy beyond ancient Greece\n00:37:09 – Reintroducing examen philosophicum and global knowledge in professional education\nBetween Theory and Practice - Questions for Reflection:\nHow might the insights from this dialogue inspire your own practice? The following questions are intended to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/CrFbTP4NhEnDEGQiy3DJA0GaXH1LyGw-ry7BpB-GvH0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNzgw/YTQ3MDIwNjAyM2Jk/MDJiYzIwMjBmY2Yz/ZGVmMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}