Topic 2 - The Nature of Western Thought
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adaptive features
those that enhanced survival and reproduction, enabling the transmission of those features to offspring
worldview
a way of thinking
Dominant Social Paradigm (DSP) in industrialized culture
Equating progress and growth
animism/anthropomorphism
a belief that non human nature is not only alive, but also imbued with the same qualities as human beings
anthropocentrism
human centeredness
preservation
leaving untouched
conservation
use should be monitored and managed
ecology
the study of the relationship between an organism and its environment
nonviolent direct action
more extreme tactics including civil disobedience (e.g., forming human blockades) and “monkeywrenching” (e.g., damaging equipment)