Conceptual and Theoretical Themes

This section examines the basic concepts and theoretical frameworks involved in understanding how our minds, biological systems, and social systems work.


PERCEPTION

RELATIONSHIP

EPISTEMOLOGY (from a Batesonian perspective, epistemology concerns "how we make sense of the world")

PATTERNS and METAPATTERNS

SYSTEMS

CYBERNETICS

MIND

ECOLOGY (of Mind & Nature)

DIFFERENCE

DOUBLE BINDS

CHANGEABILITY, BALANCE, HOMEOSTASIS

BEAUTY & AESTHETICS

ENERGY, NET ENERGY, & ENTROPY

OVERSHOOT

GROWTH

  • Population
  • Consumption
  • Economic
  • Limits

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

SOCIAL JUSTICE & ECOLOGY

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