The material of this study includes literature on the historically bound nature of the
ideographical nature vs. culture polarity. From this material, general concepts of
"nature" and "culture" are formed on the basis of value in the context of
environmental management. Then, the existence of a polar dualism (nature vs.
culture) is indicated via a transcendental critique of the worldview underlying the
construction of this relationship. It is shown that the polarity is asymmetrical, causing
a hierarchical organization in the Western ontology. The nature/culture hierarchical
polarity is subjected to a less radical deconstruction and a non-dualistic, less
reductionist conception of "nature" and "culture" formulated. This enables a foresee ably
sustainable environment in terms of quality of life of the human being in totality. / Thesis (M.A. (Philosophy))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/791 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Loubser, Ruth Ananka |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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