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Philosophy: The Power of Ideas
Philosophy: The Power of Ideas, 5/e
Brooke Moore
Kenneth Bruder

Postcolonial Thought

True or False



1

Most post-colonial thinkers believe that facts should determine the proper perspective to take.
A)True
B)False
2

International capitalism is viewed with great suspicion by most post-colonial thinkers.
A)True
B)False
3

Theories of domination can be traced back to Hegel.
A)True
B)False
4

Desmond Tutu of South Africa supports the death penalty for whites guilty of crimes against blacks during apartheid.
A)True
B)False
5

When Latin-American colonies achieved independence, rule by small, wealthy elites also ended.
A)True
B)False
6

Martin Luther King refused to separate questions of agenda from questions of appropriate means.
A)True
B)False
7

bell hooks rejects the "careeism" focus of white, middle-class feminism.
A)True
B)False
8

Latin-American thinker Francisco Quesada rejected all ideology.
A)True
B)False
9

The lack of a home-grown philosophical literature in South Asia meant that the damaging effects of colonialism on indigenous value systems was even worse than in Africa.
A)True
B)False
10

Mohandas Gandhi thought that violence did have a place in the Indian independence movement.
A)True
B)False