Confronting climate change with indigenous wisdom and Western science : the sustainability revolution / Glen S. Aikenhead.

Author/creator Aikenhead, Glen S. author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Peter Lang, [2024]
Descriptionxxiii, 119 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Abstract "This book is about an alternative path to mitigating the climate-change crisis. It explains why today's status-quo approaches are not working, mainly due to limitations in science itself and to individual citizens' prevailing mindset: "I am the centre of the universe." The two main features of this alternative pathway are holistic reasoning and sustainability. These immediately lead one to the conclusion that Indigenous people who follow their culture are a major part of avoiding a serious tipping point in the future. The book calls for an organized collaboration between working groups of Indigenous and Eurocentric non-Indigenous workers. The book describes how science interacts with society and how it operates within its own ranks. Both knowledge clusters help inform readers making a decision on to trust or not to trust information they hear from a scientist, or on social media"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Aikenhead, Glen S. Confronting climate change with indigenous wisdom and western science New York : Peter Lang, [2024] 9781636678061
LCCN 2024031387
ISBN9781636678054
ISBN163667805X hardcover
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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