ENV100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Muskrat, Anishinaabe, Ocean Acidification

• School: UTSG
• Department: School of Environment
• Course: ENV100H1
• Professor: Simon Appolloni

Document Summary

Worldview refers to how one views and experiences the world. Fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the entirety of the individual or society"s knowledge. Indigenous understanding and relationships to the natural world, environment, creation is embedded within the worldview of the society and culture from which it orginates. How a society and culture perceives itself and views nature will affect how knowledge is constructed. How they in turn investigate natural phenomena. How is phenomena explained (how theories are developed) Different worldviews can be unintelligible to eachother. Worldviews can also share common characteristics (e. g. indigenous worldviews) Some scholars/philosophers argue that to truly understanding another worldview is impossible. Expected to demonstrate an understanding of indigenous worldview(s), philosophy, spirituality principles and values. We can come to a shared understanding of some concepts/ideas/ ways of living. Not only are things constructed differently in different in different worldviews, but these things may be related to in very different ways.