PDC LESSON 1.15 PRINZIPLES OF COOPERATION

 

 

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY

PDC LESSON 1.15 PRINZIPLES OF COOPERATION

Cooperation not competition, is the very basis of existing life systems and of future survival.

Western tradition, especially since Charles Darwin’s writings on the evolution of species has prioritised competition over cooperation.

This is especially evident in our financial and economic systems. Darwin was misquoted and said: “Survival of the best fit”, meaning that organism that has adapted the most fit its environment will survive.

There has also been a scientific tradition of “reductionism”, which has led to a splintering and separation of many disciplines. In the 1960s and 1970s a more inclusive and holistic way of looking at life and the world around us began to emerge. Permaculture was at the forefront of this “movement”, advocating the integration of many disciplines into the design process. By the early 21st century multi-disciplinary degrees has become more common, but a multi-disciplinary approach to human settlement is still rare in practice.

Aim to be self-reliant, not self-sufficient. Play well with others and share your toys.

Text from the roots, Mollison, Holmgren, Bratt Pitchard





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