Cultural imperialism is driven by science’s demand for legitimation, not by material conquest

Evidence

This unequal relationship is an intrinsic effect of the rules specific to each game. We all know its symptoms. It is the entire history of cultural imperialism from the dawn of Western civilization. It is important to recognize its special tenor, which sets it apart from all other forms of imperialism: it is governed by the demand for legitimation. — Jean-François Lyotard, The Postmodern Condition, 235

Categorization

• XREF: This claim — that imperialism’s special tenor is the demand for legitimation — anticipates what Jameson will characterize as the cultural logic of late capitalism: legitimation becoming the organizing drive. — connects to: A scientific framework’s presuppositions are culturally and historically conditioned — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!: A Manifesto of the…, 148; Colonialism’s engine was its underlying thought structure, not its technology — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 270; Fields of knowledge are constrained by society, culture, and institutional power — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 505

Broader Connections

• Colonialism’s engine was its underlying thought structure, not its technology #corroborates (0.82) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 270
• A scientific framework’s presuppositions are culturally and historically conditioned #qualifies (0.75) — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!, 148
• Fields of knowledge are constrained by society, culture, and institutional power #qualifies (0.75) — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 505