Re:“Decolonising Math”: Durham U Asks Professors to Consider...
by danamit on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @12:58AM
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I think the issue with crediting should be acknowledged but not tried to be "corrected". And by "acknowledged" I mean if you are an adult you should know crediting is not accurate, and it's kinda just culture. Even modern crediting is not accurate.
I would compare it to Christopher Columbus "discovering" America. You should know what most say/think/assume, and what's reality (America was inhabited, bad deeds done, Amerigo was first to America?...).
I would compare it to Christopher Columbus "discovering" America. You should know what most say/think/assume, and what's reality (America was inhabited, bad deeds done, Amerigo was first to America?...).