Talk:Ethnoecology
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[edit] Early history of this article?
Found large 'hidden' section to this article, particularly regarding the history of ethnoecology .. but not explanation within this discussion page as to why it was so hidden.
The material has not been properly cited/wikified .. and in the edit history there appear to be some prior claim to possible copyright violation (?) ... but, never-the-less, it did seem to be material that could be worked with .. and much more informative than the very very bare stub that was dispalying!!
For the above reasons I've put the material back on display in the article .. with some reformatting and slight, initial editing .. and I have removed some of the material .. some of which I now paste some previously headed CURRENT ETHNOECOLOGY" immediately below, in case someone wishes to rework it and wikify it, and reinclude it:
- Now it is more common to understand that there is a multitude of ways to view the world, and that despite the fact that we all may see the same landscape, and objectively agree that there are features that exist in that landscape, how we interpret and understand this landscape can greatly differ. What is picked out and highlighted as areas of significance, or overlooked and ignored can vary depending on a person’s particular understanding of the world. This particular viewpoint will inform how that person behaves, in motivation, action, or relation to the environment before him or her.
- The application of systems of ecological knowledge is now the focus of ethnoecology. Now that the period of data-gathering for the sake of data is largely over, it is the connection of information to action that is worth studying Bruceanthro (talk) 13:38, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
Also:
- This sees a universality to all patterns of classifications, as if all things can be seen the same way in all cultures, given that different organization systems seem to match the Western systems. A sense of Western superiority can be detected in the practice of comparing all other systems to the Western classification categories. Bruceanthro (talk) 14:09, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
