Organized and self-organizing being
“We must think of each part as an organ, that produces the other parts (so that each reciprocally produces the other)... Because of this, [the organism] will be both and organized and self-organizing being”
Kant
“We must think of each part as an organ, that produces the other parts (so that each reciprocally produces the other)... Because of this, [the organism] will be both and organized and self-organizing being”
Kant
“Each creature is but a patterned gradation (schattierung) of one great harmonious whole”.
Goethe.
All living beings are members of ecological communities bound together in a network of interdependencies.
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Deep ecological awareness recognizes the fundamental interdependence of all phenomena and the fact that, as individuals and societies, we are all embedded in (and ultimately dependent on) the cyclical processes of nature.
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A constellation of concepts, values, perceptions, and practices shares by a community, wich forms a particular vision of reality that is the basis of the way the community organizes itself.
“A sustainable society is one that satisfies its needs without disminishing the prospects of future generations”.
Lester Brown (Worldwatch Institute).