The Hubris of Zero Degrees is a concept introduced by Walter Mignolo, a prominent decolonial theorist, to describe the illusion of objectivity and neutrality in Western knowledge production. It refers to the assumption that modern European science, philosophy, and historiography represent a universal, detached, and neutral perspective, rather than a historically and geopolitically situated way of knowing. The Hubris of Zero Degrees is foundational to the geopolitics of knowledge, as it reveals how power structures determine what is considered legitimate knowledge. This concept is crucial for understanding epistemic coloniality, as it exposes how Western academia continues to privilege European frameworks while dismissing other ways of knowing as “irrational” or “pre-modern.” Mignolo critiques the idea that European epistemologies are superior to all others and that they emerge from a “zero-point” perspective, free from bias or cultural particularity, arguing that this hubris was central to the colonial expansion of European knowledge, which presented itself as universal while simultaneously marginalizing Indigenous, African, and other non-Western epistemologies. In decolonial thought, challenging the Hubris of Zero Degrees means recognizing and valuing multiple epistemic traditions, rather than accepting a single, Eurocentric standard of knowledge.