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1 maj 2006 · Western science is objective and quantitative as opposed to traditional knowledge, which is mainly subjective and qualitative. Western science is based on an academic and literate transmission, while traditional knowledge is often passed on orally from one generation to the next by the elders.
- Science and culture: Western science could learn a thing or two from ...
Whereas Western science favours reductionist, mechanistic...
- Science and culture: Western science could learn a thing or two from ...
15 lut 2018 · One key attribute of Western science is developing and then testing hypotheses to ensure rigor and replicability in interpreting empirical observations or making predictions.
25 paź 2023 · Although both Indigenous knowledge and Western science include observations and data collection, they differ in several key dimensions, Atalay explains. Indigenous knowledge is place-specific, whereas Western science tends to seek universal rules that apply everywhere.
1 mar 2003 · Whereas Western science favours reductionist, mechanistic and quan‐titative methods, traditional knowledge observes natural phenomena from a global point of view. These observations are strictly linked to local culture and to the predominant philosophy.
1 cze 2006 · Western science and traditional knowledge constitute different paths of knowledge acquisition but are rooted in the same reality (Mazzocchi, 2006). While modern scientific knowledge and its...
1 maj 2006 · Western science is objective and quantitative as opposed to traditional knowledge, which is mainly subjective and qualitative. Western science is based on an academic and literate transmission, while traditional knowledge is often passed on orally from one generation to the next by the elders.
Martinez gives a broad historical and philosophical context for the Traditional Knowledge-Western science relationship and shows some of the ways that Traditional Knowledge and Western science could be complementary in addressing climate change and the other environmental challenges we all face.
