Science ecology, diversity ethics and transdisciplinary education

Authors

  • Maria da Conceição de Almeida Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v18i0.13429

Keywords:

Ecologia da ciência, ciência ecológica, diversidade, science ecology, ecological science, diversity

Abstract

The paradigm of thinking the world in a fragmented way that permeates the modern sciences born inthe 17th Century, especially from the first half of the 20th Century onward, is unsatisfactory to the understandcomplex phenomena – be them physical or social. An ecology of knowledge, as it is now beingconceived, recognizes the multidimensionality of phenomena and the interconnection among systems,at the same time that it reaffirms both cultural and cognitive diversity as principles capable of surpassingthe “monoculture of mind” and questioning the planet’s Westernization.

Published

2008-12-18

How to Cite

Almeida, M. da C. de. (2008). Science ecology, diversity ethics and transdisciplinary education. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 18. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v18i0.13429