Enlightenment, Narrative knowledge, Power (Criticism and Analysis of two Eurocentric Development Historians)

Enlightenment engendered many preconception of “the west” and “the rest” discourse. In framework of social science that was rooted in enlightenment presumptions, a narration of history was presented that in which the west was conceived as a pattern and criterion of social development, rationality and revolution,and the rest was perceived as opposite to whatever the west was its symbol. Based on this, this study claimesthat works of eminent historians of the west are prejudiced ideologically and has tried to illustrate functions ofthis ideological prejudice for the western man. This research is based on the hypothesis that philosophy history of Enlightenment based on values of dualism has two important functions. First, answers the need for meaningfulness of modern life in the absence of religion. Second, confirmed advantage of the western identity over the other civilization identities. In this regard, works of two important and influential western historians namely Max Weber and Jared Diamond, with the aim of exposing the Eurocentric narratives existing in them has been studied and has been tried to illustrate discredit of this narratives.