Epistemological critique of dominant discourse can be mounted from within any tradition.
Evidence
His idea was to place my work inside one fully formed tradition, as if it were addressing another from a perspective of cultural adequacy and equality. In this way, he reasoned, it was possible to show that just as one could advance an epistemological critique from within the Western tradition, so too could one do it from within the Arabic. — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 852
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 852
- XREF: connects to: Foundational critique revises one discourse while systemic critique transforms an entire épistémè — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 851; Epistemological critique can be advanced from within the Arabic tradition as from the Western; Mastering a subordinating tradition can enable deviation from it (+10 more)
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Foundational critique revises one discourse while systemic critique transforms an entire épistémè — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 851; Epistemological critique can be advanced from within the Arabic tradition as from the Western; Mastering a subordinating tradition can enable deviation from it (+10 more)
Broader Connections
- Epistemological critique can be advanced from within the Arabic tradition as from the Western
#exemplifies(0.95) - Internal criticism of tradition does not prove rejection of that tradition
#complicates(0.78) - Foundational critique revises one discourse while systemic critique transforms an entire épistémè
#complicates(0.75) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 851 - Unaffirmed assertions can express truths incommensurable with dominant discourse
#complicates(0.72) — Ernesto Laclau, On Populist Reason, 82