Example: the utter foolishness of reductionism (Introduction)

by dhw, Saturday, October 18, 2014, 17:04 (3689 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained
edited by dhw, Saturday, October 18, 2014, 17:16

TONY: It is interesting that you brought this up. I am doing a research paper on the cultural and technological divides in aboriginal cultures, and I stumbled across this today. 
 
 http://www.ccl-cca.ca/pdfs/LessonsInLearning/Feb-01-07-The-cultural-divide-in-science.pdf
 
 “The First Nations people view themselves not as custodians, 
 stewards or having dominion over the Earth, but as an integrated 
 part in the family of the Earth. The Earth is my mother and the 
 animals, plants and minerals are my brothers and sisters.” 
—F. Henry Lickers
Biologist, member of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation
 -Many thanks for this fascinating article. What a great subject for research. One sometimes wonders whether we in the West can't see the wood for the trees. The Lickers quote alone is rich enough to fill a dozen books.