What is industrial paradigm? What is ecological paradigm?
Summary
TLDRToni, a blogger and PhD candidate, explores the dichotomy between the industrial and ecological paradigms. The industrial paradigm, rooted in neoclassical economics, views humans as separate from and dominant over nature, focusing on economic growth and technological progress. In contrast, the ecological paradigm recognizes nature as a living system with intrinsic value, advocating for a holistic approach that includes non-monetary societal and natural productions. Toni critiques the industrial paradigm's narrow focus, influenced by urban lifestyles and education, which prepares individuals for corporate roles rather than fostering a connection with nature.
Takeaways
- 🌿 The speaker, Torch, has been writing about natural aquariums and has shifted focus to economy and environment due to their PhD project.
- 🎓 The PhD project explores why mainstream economics, specifically neoclassical economics, tends to overlook ecology.
- 🏭 The 'industrial paradigm' is defined as a human-centered, mechanistic, and reductionist worldview that has dominated since the Industrial Revolution.
- 🌱 In contrast, the 'ecological paradigm' views humans as part of nature, recognizing the intrinsic value and intelligence of ecosystems.
- 🌐 The industrial paradigm sees nature as a resource to be exploited for human comfort, convenience, and progress, disregarding its intrinsic value.
- 💼 The industrial paradigm is characterized by an obsession with monetary economy and human-made technologies, focusing on markets, companies, and states.
- 🔄 The ecological paradigm emphasizes circular cycles and the interconnectedness of living ecosystems, differing from the linear processes of industrial production.
- 🌱 Nature, in the ecological paradigm, is a primary producer with its own organic intelligence, unlike the industrial view which sees it as chaotic without human intervention.
- 🌳 The ecological paradigm acknowledges various forms of production, including non-monetary productions by nature and societies.
- 🏙️ Disconnection from nature due to urban lifestyles and industrial education that emphasizes technical specialization are identified as reasons for the dominance of the industrial paradigm.
- 📚 Modern education is criticized for preparing students for corporate life rather than fostering holistic thinking and understanding of ecosystems.
Q & A
What is the name of the person speaking in the transcript?
-The name of the person speaking in the transcript is Torch, with the first name Toni, written as T U and C.
What was the initial focus of Torch's blog articles?
-Initially, Torch's blog articles were focused on natural aquariums.
What is the current focus of Torch's blog articles?
-Currently, Torch's blog articles are focused on economy and environment, due to their work on a PhD project.
What is the subject of Torch's PhD project?
-The subject of Torch's PhD project is why mainstream economics ignore ecology.
What does Torch mean by 'mainstream economics'?
-By 'mainstream economics,' Torch refers to neoclassical economics, which is characterized by an industrial paradigm.
How does Torch define the industrial paradigm?
-The industrial paradigm is defined as a human-centered, mechanistic, and reductionist worldview that has dominated science, education, and economic thought since the Industrial Revolution.
What is the fundamental belief of the industrial paradigm regarding humans and nature?
-According to the industrial paradigm, humans are not part of nature but stand above it, created to dominate and reshape it.
What is the ecological paradigm, as opposed to the industrial paradigm?
-The ecological paradigm is a more complete, realistic, and holistic worldview that sees humans as part of nature and acknowledges the intelligence and cycles within ecosystems.
How does the industrial paradigm view the concept of production?
-In the industrial paradigm, production is viewed as linear processes, focused on human-made technologies and monetary economy.
What are the two primary reasons Torch suggests for the development and establishment of the industrial paradigm as the mainstream ideology?
-The two primary reasons are the modern urban lifestyle, which is disconnected from nature, and the modern industrial education that prepares young people for life in corporations.
How does the ecological paradigm view human economy in relation to nature?
-In the ecological paradigm, the human economy is seen as only a part of nature, acknowledging non-monetary productions of both nature and societies.
Outlines
🌿 Industrial vs. Ecological Paradigm
The speaker, Torch, introduces themselves and their blog articles, which have shifted focus from natural aquariums to economy and environment due to their PhD project. Their research questions why mainstream economics, specifically neoclassical economics, disregards ecology. They define the industrial paradigm as a human-centered, mechanistic, and reductionist worldview that has dominated since the Industrial Revolution. This paradigm views humans as separate from and superior to nature, which is seen as a resource to be exploited for human comfort, convenience, and progress. The ecological paradigm, in contrast, is presented as a more holistic and realistic worldview that acknowledges humans as part of nature and recognizes the intrinsic value and intelligence of ecosystems.
📈 The Business-Centric Industrial Paradigm
The second paragraph delves deeper into the industrial paradigm, emphasizing its focus on monetary economy and human-made technologies. It contrasts this with the ecological paradigm, which views nature as the primary producer and recognizes the circular cycles of natural processes. The ecological paradigm encompasses a broader range of productions, including non-monetary productions of nature and societies, such as the provision of clean air and water by ecosystems. The speaker also discusses how the industrial paradigm has become the mainstream ideology, attributing this to the disconnection from nature in modern urban lifestyles and the industrial education system, which prepares individuals for corporate life rather than fostering a holistic understanding of ecosystems.
🏢 The Impact of Industrial Education
In the final paragraph, the speaker critiques the industrial education system for its narrow focus on technical specialization and human-made technologies, which are deemed necessary for corporate roles. This approach, they argue, comes at the expense of holistic thinking and an understanding of nature. The speaker suggests that overemphasis on certain aspects, such as technology or specialization, inherently detracts from the importance of other life aspects, like the natural environment and comprehensive understanding. The paragraph highlights the need for a more balanced educational approach that values both human innovation and the maintenance of natural ecosystems.
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Keywords
💡Industrial Paradigm
💡Ecological Paradigm
💡Neoclassical Economics
💡Organic Intelligence
💡Sustainability
💡Holistic Thinking
💡Urban Lifestyle
💡Industrial Education
💡Specialization
💡Monetary Production
💡Non-Monetary Production
Highlights
Introduction of the speaker, Torch, and their background in writing blog articles.
Shift in blog content from natural aquariums to economy and environment due to the speaker's PhD project.
The subject of the PhD project: why mainstream economics ignores ecology.
Definition of mainstream economics as neoclassical economics.
Explanation of industrial paradigm as a human-centered, mechanistic, and reductionist worldview.
The industrial paradigm's view of humans as separate from and dominant over nature.
Nature, according to the industrial paradigm, is seen as a resource for human use and progress.
The ecological paradigm presented as a more holistic and realistic worldview in contrast to the industrial paradigm.
Nature in the ecological paradigm is a living producer with circular cycles, unlike the linear processes in the industrial paradigm.
The ecological paradigm acknowledges various forms of production, including non-monetary.
Critique of the industrial paradigm's obsession with monetary economy and human-made technologies.
The ecological paradigm's view of human economy as part of nature, not separate.
The role of modern urban lifestyle in disconnecting people from nature and promoting the industrial paradigm.
The impact of modern industrial education in preparing individuals for corporate life and reinforcing the industrial paradigm.
The tendency of industrial education to reduce fields like biology to narrow technical specializations.
The argument that overemphasis on human-made technologies leads to an underemphasis on nature and holistic thinking.
Transcripts
hello my name is torch a liquid - Joel
first name is Toni written like T U and
C and spoken my tongue since many years
I've been writing blog articles for my
personal website
- Angela calm initially I was writing
more about natural aquariums but
recently I am writing more about economy
and environment because I am working on
such a PhD project the subject of my PhD
is why does mainstream economics ignore
ecology with mainstream economics
I mean neoclassical economics what is
industrial paradigm and what is
ecological paradigm the antithesis of
industrial paradigm let me read a bit in
my blog article this is how I defined
industrial paradigm industrial paradigm
is the human centered mechanistic and
reductionist worldview that dominates
science education and especially
economic thought since Industrial
Revolution for the industrial paradigm
we humans are not a part of nature we
are outside the realm of nature we stand
above all animals all other animals and
plants we are created to dominate and
reshape the nature which is a place of
vehicles barbarism and misery without
humans so for the industrial paradigm
nature or generally the ecosystems they
don't have any intrinsic intelligence
just a wild cows without intelligence
the world is created for us humans this
means nature can easily be sacrificed
for comfort convenience and progress of
humans the ideology of progress is also
a part of the industrial paradigm and
this ideology is closely related with
concepts like economic development
economic growth or technological
progress industrial paradigm versus
ecological paradigm this dichotomy of
many contrasts in this figure I tried to
summarize all the important differences
between industrial and ecological
paradigm industrial paradigm is actually
an illusion only a part of the world or
only a oversimplification of the real
world
ecological paradigm is the more complete
more realistic and holistic world view
you see industrial paradigm on the left
and a quadrakill paradigm on the right
in the industrial paradigm we have human
economy on the top of nature as the
dominating power nature is not a living
producer nature is only a passive non
living source of raw materials a passive
dumping ground and a passive
infrastructure of life without any
intelligence as mentioned in the article
nature is a place of wild chaos and
misery without human intervention
so nature has no intelligence
which I call in my other articles
organic intelligence there's another
aspect of industrial paradigm its
obsessed with monetary economy and
human-made technologies so for the
industrial paradigm human economy or
economy generally is about money markets
companies state as the regulating
organization buildings cars roads
smartphones computers that is human-made
things tools if we talk about concepts
like production or technology for the
industrial paradigm this is only about
money market companies state so in that
sense industrial paradigm is a kind of
business worldview business ideology
ecological paradigm is very different
for the ecological paradigm nature is
the primary producer nature is made of
many living ecosystems that are based on
a very rich by the diversity solidarity
competition and balance between many
different species plants animals fungi
everything bacteria so nature is the
primary producer and the production of
nature is generally based on circular
cycles for example there are natural
cycles like carbon cycle
water cycle nitrogen cycle calcium cycle
every kind of cycle this is different
very different because in the industrial
paradigm the concept of production is
generally based on linear processes not
on circular cycles and also in the
industrial paradigm we have this
input-output concept like a machine we
don't have complex internal cycles or
complex interrelationships for the
ecological paradigm human economy or
generally human production is only a
part of the nature ecological paradigm
can acknowledge all kinds of productions
including non-monetary production of
nature non-monetary production of
societies monetary production of
societies non-monetary production of
nature for example oceans as giant
ecosystems produce fish among many other
things forests as living ecosystems also
produced healing plants very tasty other
kinds of foods and clean water clean air
fertile soil non-monetary production all
societies for example a traditional
sustenance economy of a village can
produce many things like cheese clothes
food and we have the industrial
production monetary production of common
ecological paradigm can see all these
different kinds of productions you may
wonder how can such an incomplete and
biased worldview like the industrial
paradigm be developed and established as
the mainstream ideology yes I think
industrial paradigm is the mainstream
ideology I think there are two primary
reasons the first one is the modern
urban lifestyle totally disconnected
from nature and from soil the second one
is the modern industrial education that
prepares young people for the life at
corporations urban lifestyle typically
in a modern city you don't see much of
nature around you you generally see only
human main things like cars roads
buildings smartphones computers bureaus
so we live in a modern city in a very
mechanistic world enhance the
mechanistic world view industrial
education is generally proving fields
like literature Fine Arts music
philosophy that help holistic thinking
and in order to understand nature we
need holistic thinking I think the
primary purpose of industrial education
is really preparing young people for the
life at corporations so there is a
strong emphasis on human-made
technologies like biotech genetic
engineering computer
science artificial intelligence that are
required at corporations not for the
maintenance of ecosystems and also there
is a strong emphasis on technical
specialization in narrow fields such
fields like biotech genetic engineering
for example there is a tendency of
reducing biology to biotech or molecular
biology always narrow narrow narrow
technical fields and this emphasis on
specialization comes often at the cost
of losing the ability to see the
complete picture which is holistic
thinking I think if you over emphasize
one aspect of life like human-made
technologies or specialization you are
automatically under emphasizing other
aspects of life like nature or holistic
thinking
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