Concepts
Form
What is it like?
The understanding that everything has a form with recognizable features which can be observed, identified, described and categorized.
Function
How does it work?
The understanding that everything has a purpose, a role or a way of behaving which can be investigated.
Causation
Why is it like it is?
The understanding that things do not just happen, that there is a causal relationship at work and that actions have consequences.
Change
How is it changing?
The understanding that change is the process of movement from one state to another; it is universal and inevitable.
Connection
How is it connected to other things?
The understanding that we live in a world of interacting systems in which the actions of any element affect others.
Perspective
What are the points of view?
The understanding that knowledge is not constructed only from the perspective of a particular discipline, individual or group
Responsibility
What is our responsibility?
The understanding that we are not passive observers of events, but that we can make and must make choices and that, by doing so, we can make a difference.
Reflection
How do we know?
The understanding that there are different ways of knowing and that it is important to reflect on our own conclusions, both with respect to the methods of reasoning we have employed and the quality and the reliability of the evidence we have considered.
What is it like?
The understanding that everything has a form with recognizable features which can be observed, identified, described and categorized.
Function
How does it work?
The understanding that everything has a purpose, a role or a way of behaving which can be investigated.
Causation
Why is it like it is?
The understanding that things do not just happen, that there is a causal relationship at work and that actions have consequences.
Change
How is it changing?
The understanding that change is the process of movement from one state to another; it is universal and inevitable.
Connection
How is it connected to other things?
The understanding that we live in a world of interacting systems in which the actions of any element affect others.
Perspective
What are the points of view?
The understanding that knowledge is not constructed only from the perspective of a particular discipline, individual or group
Responsibility
What is our responsibility?
The understanding that we are not passive observers of events, but that we can make and must make choices and that, by doing so, we can make a difference.
Reflection
How do we know?
The understanding that there are different ways of knowing and that it is important to reflect on our own conclusions, both with respect to the methods of reasoning we have employed and the quality and the reliability of the evidence we have considered.