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what are worldviews

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frameworks of meaning and meaning making through which people understand and interact with the world

the scope through which we see reality
–> our core values

they overlap

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how are worldviews made

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by unique biographies, culture, language, family conselaation, ses and specific life events

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5 aspects

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  • ontology
  • epistemology
  • axiology
  • anthropology
  • societal vision/ ideal
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ontology

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reality questions:
- what is reality
- what is the nature of reality
- how did the universe come about
- who would be the drive and how is that related to the universe

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epistemology

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knowledge:
- how can we know what is real
- how to gain knowlegde of ourself and the world
- what is valid knowledge

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axiology

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value:
- what is a good life and gives fufillment
- what values are mosed charised
- what is life about

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anthropology

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individual/ identity:
- who/ what is a human
- what is the nature of humans
- what is their role and purpose in existence

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siciatal vision

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values from society ( not individual like axiology)
- how should we orgenize society
- how to addres sociatal prblmes
- how to collectively envision our social life

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traditional worldview

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  • ontology: theistic: beleive in devine: is above and beyond the world
  • epistemology: knowledge through traditions, conventions, scrpters: rely on religious authorities
  • axiology: social, traditional values
  • anthorpology: identification with group/ community: overcome dominance and egocentrism
  • societal: law and order, social roles and rules: balck and white
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mental health in traditional worldview

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  • coping based on religious faith
  • religion gives meaning in life and helps reframing traumatic experience
  • lowe depression, anxiety, stress and other psychological complains
  • emphasis on community
  • a conflicting worldview: lower self esteem, spiritual crisis and cognitive dissonace that undermines well- being
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modern worldview

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  • ontology: only emoirically measured exists: science
  • epistemoly: knowledge through science: secular authorities
  • axiology: individualistic values: power, fun succes
  • anthropology: independent: libarete from pressue and limitations of a group
  • societal: optimism
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mental health in modern worldview

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relative negative:
- materialism: lower life satisfacrion
- higher risk of anxiety and depression
- secularism: higher death anxiety because no beleive in higher power
- individualism: increases social isolation
- mitigating factors: external locus of control/ lack of conflicting values : not the thing you did

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post modern worldview

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  • ontology: diverse undefined and uncertai: relativism and nihilism
  • epistemology: knowledge trhough range of models: rely on inner moral autority
  • axiology: post- material valuesL creativity and inclusion
  • antropology: the unique self: expression and development
  • societal: in favor of self expression and social justice
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mental health in post modern worldview

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existential cricis because of embracing pluralism and diversity
- lower stress, higher levels of well being
- distress related to environmental degradation and anxiety about future

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integrative worldview

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  • ontology: everything is a reater connective whole
  • epistemology: knowledge through diverse perspectives: ntegrating science, spirtualituy and objective and subjective
  • axiology: universial, existential valuesL truth wisdom and peace
  • anthropology: the independed integrated self. self actualisation and wisdom and overcomming fragmatation and polarisation
  • societal: individual and cultural evolution and growth: urgent plantory probems in service of the greater good
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mental health in integrative worldview

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better mental health:
- purpose menaing
- spirtual crisis an conflics because a new life event: cant make sens of what is happening

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when better and worse mental health

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better: acting in alignment with worldview
worse: cognitive dissonance and living with conflicting beleives and values

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A. Witt reasons for exploring worldviews in context of envornmental issues

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  • philosphers see worldview as root cause of ou sustainabilty issue
  • a change is crus=cial for solutions
  • change in individual lifestyle is important: understanding worldviews
  • policies are based on worldviews
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philosphical perspective on worldview:

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  • to build a sustainable relationship with the planet you need a fundamental shift in worldview away from dominant western one
  • a shared social imaginary is a vital to mobilize public support and dive innocations outside of mainstream practices
  • we need to develope a different relationship to the natural world and a new conception of what it means to be human
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psychological perspective:

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  • changes in behaviore are essential
  • behaviore is hard to change beacause of structural barries and their connections to worldview
  • WV influences peoples willingness to participate
  • environmental psychology: how individual beliefs and values drive pro environmetnal acrions: positive feeling and well being
  • positve psychology: intrinsic motivations align woth sustainability
  • development psychology: individuals prgress though stages of underastanding
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sociology persepctive

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  • shifts in worldview are occuring
  • increased skeptalism towards technologcal solutions
  • more self reflectiingL open to worldview changes
  • integral worldviews
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political science perspective

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  • different cultural perspectives shape conflicting policy solution
  • science to justify opposing position
  • greater transparancy essential for effective democratic action and polcy development
  • reflectoing on underlyng assumptions imbedded in institutions can improve policy reflezivity, inclusiceness and sustainability
  • recognizing and balancing diverse worldviews may strengthen policy stratagies
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integrative approach

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  • emerging worldviews: aim to combine spirituality with rationality ans science: conflicting perspectives
  • mixed methods: quantive and qualitive
  • unify diverse worldview elements

strive for integration not a fixed state highligting complexity of reality and need for continual approach

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