How nonhumans are included in relationships

Although the cultures of Indigenous peoples vary greatly, most emphasize two features in their world views. They believe relationships are fundamental and that relationships exist when all conscious entities interact. To establish good relationships, the participants treat each other well and try to...

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Main Author: Trosper Ronald L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2022-12-01
Series:Cultural Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/csj-2022-0009
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description Although the cultures of Indigenous peoples vary greatly, most emphasize two features in their world views. They believe relationships are fundamental and that relationships exist when all conscious entities interact. To establish good relationships, the participants treat each other well and try to understand each other. Because consciousness extends to nonhumans, good relationships require including them. The essay describes six rules that are followed by those who wish to create and maintain good strong relationships, with examples of applying the rules both among humans and among humans and nonhumans. It concludes by briefly describing qualities of good relationships and why these qualities, such as trust and equity, matter. Good relationships support biodiversity and ecosystem productivity.
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How nonhumans are included in relationships
Cultural Science
indigenous peoples
nonhuman consciousness
principled engagement
reciprocity
reflexivity
relationality
title How nonhumans are included in relationships
title_full How nonhumans are included in relationships
title_fullStr How nonhumans are included in relationships
title_full_unstemmed How nonhumans are included in relationships
title_short How nonhumans are included in relationships
title_sort how nonhumans are included in relationships
topic indigenous peoples
nonhuman consciousness
principled engagement
reciprocity
reflexivity
relationality
url https://doi.org/10.2478/csj-2022-0009
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