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- The quality of envisioning, explaining and imagining how an organism, species, or entire community is coexistent with its surroundings, dependent on the available energy and nutrients it derives and replenishes from the living and nonliving conditions of existence.
Ecological
biocoenosis
- The biotic community as referred to by European researchers. It is derived from Karl Mobius' study of order, structure and function of the oyster reef as it relates to the abiotic habitat of a river mouth and the biotic associations of plants, plankton, benthic communities and fisheries in an estuary.
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culture
- Literally, from the Latin word "cults", to be part of a cult; meaning the ritual knowledge of the natural world derived from observation, sympathetic magic, and practice and esoteric methods of behavior with the purpose of instilling order, respect, duty and meaning to the lives of those who follow the teachings of the cult. For more see culture.
- ideology
- Literally from the Greek word "aides", idol; hence idolatry. Also meaning to foster an image; also referring to the study of ideas, the imaginative use of language to declare a related set of beliefs: particularly with respect to a political, social, or economic set of beliefs ideology means to tie together the images of symbols and the meanings of political philosophy into a coherent and defensible set of related ideas; a political faith based on particular socio-economic values.
- Also from the Greek word "praxis", which referred to the actual experience of doing particular activities with an aim of perfecting an understanding of materials, techniques, and limitations inherent in the skills of the learner, the context of the medium in which the learner is working and in the power of the substances being used.
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For example:
utilitarianism, or socialism, or fascism, or dualism,
or ecumenism, or communism, or totalitarianism,
or reductionism, or populism are all varieties of beliefs
that shape what people believe about the world and how they interpret
experiences. See further at Culture
and ideology site.
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