Moyerabend And The Cree Language

Principles of philosophy are clear, obvious, and irreformable. Feyerabend's exploration of method speaks directly to this point, but it also deals with the barriers that cultures raise against foreign critical ideas to protect their central integrity. Instinct for example, covers a plentitude of ignorance. Only when we look outside Western culture, or when someone outside looks in, do we discover the glaring inconsistencies and begin to measure the actual changes that science and technology have wrought in our lives. In a way, everyone is related so we are all relatives, we harvest by observation, and reality by senses which gives science a sense of purpose. These readings, in my opinion, were almost a review from past classes I have had. Not …show more content…
With Nahiw, in the Cree language it means one who is skilled in his/her particular performance whether it is in battle, hunting, practicing their spirituality, or in speaking. Wiyaw means "body" in the same sense of having a human body. When combined, the word becomes Nahiyew. A Cree person is then a person who is skilled or careful in their movements and in speech. By living in harmony and developing a respect for all living things Indigenous Peoples developed a symbiotic relationship with nature. Through the various works and visits around the world, it has been noticed of a commonalty that exists between the indigenous people with reference to plants, food production, and relationship to natural surroundings. The knowledge of nature is skillful and precise to the Native people and this is according to the readings. These readings were very interesting to read but seemed a little repetitive. I enjoyed specifically reading about the different meanings of the indigenous peoples words. The descriptions and the stories behind them were interesting to me and I connected them to the past readings and thought of a few topics from last semester’s FNS class of the mascot controversy. All of these principles also connect to a spiritual level of …show more content…
However, it does share in the notion of something that simply is, that remains unidentifiable, mysterious, supernatural in the sense that it is beyond pointing to. Nonetheless, this mysterious "something" precedes everything else as it serves at the same time as the ground of things and the manifestation of itself. These readings were much alike to the ones of philosophy but strayed more into the deeper sense rather than the literal. Philosophy and spirituality are alike in ways but can be different too, the differences are obviously that spirituality digs deeper and sees the emotions and beliefs while the philosophy speaks literally and