ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
social systems
material infrastructure (technology), culture (world views, beliefs, ideas and language) and social infrastructure (institutions, government and corporation)
culture
shared ideas of a certain group of people at a specific time
symbolic culture
picture --> what is there, what you see
material culture
what you think about when you see something
worldview
the totality of your cultural beliefs about reality and the world (point of view)
cognized environments
how we interpret our world; shaped by culture and social construction
nature
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environmental fundamentalism
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pluralizing nature
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polarization v. pluralization
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engaged pluralism
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commonsense
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expressed values
The values we say we love and live
operative values
The values we really live by
ideologies
a system of ideas and ideals, esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
transcendentalism
questioning of established cultural norms, urge to reintegrate spirit and matter, desire to turn ideas into concrete action --> spread through the spheres of religion, education, literature, philosophy and social reform
DWV
values of an industrial society; resources are important over intrinsic value, Earth does not matter in the pursuit of progress, economy and the effect on the environment