7. Intellectual independence in the West means
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Explanation:
Intellectual Independence
For the last 200 years, ideas, ideology and practices were introduced to the non-western countries with different names such as Westernism, modernization and progress. In fact, this process was based on abandoning thinking and becoming intellectually dependent on the west. The country that continuously imports its theories, ideas and methods from abroad is an intellectually dependent country. Intellectual dependence forms the basis of political, economic and technological dependence. Unfortunately, the education system serves as the mean to familiarize these dependences to the new generations.
The most important reason for this structure that makes all the people a copy of each other, destroys all the differences between them, creates individuals that abandon thinking on their behalf and abandon standing on their own feet, is the dependency on the level of the individuals, especially the intellectuals.
If individuals are intellectually dependent on the West, it is a whole country and nation becomes dependent on the West. They cannot stand on their own feet without outside support not only in the intellectual arenas but also in all fields of life. Yet, individuals and country can rise as much as it is “allowed” from outside.