... The scholars that were sent to the region included engineers, artists, mathematicians, and geologists; numbering around 167 individuals. They founded the Institut d'Egypte with the aim of propagating enlightenment values in Egypt through interdisciplinary work. Napoleon's discoveries in Egypt gave birth to the fascination with Ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptology in Europe. However, in 1978, Edward Said drastically ... and Diderot were critical of the barbarity of colonialism and challenged the idea that Europeans had the obligation to ˜civilize' the rest of the world. However, befo...

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