Contrast of Worldview Philosophies

African and European

Orville Boyd Jenkins

Copyright 1991, 2004 Orville Boyd Jenkins

Contrast of Worldview Philosophies

African and European
AFRICAN

Orville Boyd Jenkins

Religious GodtheCreator(thoughfaraway).All
thingsarerelated.

EUROPEAN

Secular Asetorderintheuniverse,independent
existence,naturalisticview.

Contrast of Worldview Philosophies African and

European
Orville Boyd Jenkins
AFRICAN

EUROPEAN

Religious GodtheCreator(thoughfaraway).All
thingsarerelated.

Secular Asetorderintheuniverse,independent
existence,naturalisticview.

Spirit-World Manyfactorsinlifecannotbeknown,
controlledorpredicted.Humansareatthemercyofthe
forcesoflife.Resignationtoconditions.

ScientificApproachDescribe,Control,Manipulate;
Changeyourdestiny.Aggressive.Frustrationwith
failure.

Contrast of Worldview Philosophies African and

European
Orville Boyd Jenkins
AFRICAN

EUROPEAN

Religious GodtheCreator(thoughfaraway).All
thingsarerelated.

Secular Asetorderintheuniverse,independent
existence,naturalisticview.

Spirit-World Manyfactorsinlifecannotbeknown,
controlledorpredicted.Humansareatthemercyofthe
forcesoflife.Resignationtoconditions.

ScientificApproachDescribe,Control,Manipulate;
Changeyourdestiny.Aggressive.Frustrationwith
failure.

Dynamic Anactiveworldseeninrelationalterms.

Mechanical Static,Cause-effect.Linearconcepts.
Productivity;Organization.

Contrast of Worldview Philosophies African and

European
Orville Boyd Jenkins
AFRICAN

EUROPEAN

Religious GodtheCreator(thoughfaraway).All
thingsarerelated.

Secular Asetorderintheuniverse,independent
existence,naturalisticview.

Spirit-World Manyfactorsinlifecannotbeknown,
controlledorpredicted.Humansareatthemercyofthe
forcesoflife.Resignationtoconditions.

ScientificApproachDescribe,Control,Manipulate;
Changeyourdestiny.Aggressive.Frustrationwith
failure.

Dynamic Anactiveworldseeninrelationalterms.

Mechanical Static,Cause-effect.Linearconcepts.
Productivity;Organization.

Relationship TruthisinExperienceandRelationship.

KnowledgeFactsareimportant.Truthisin
correlationofstatementtoobservable,testable
phenomena.

Contrast of Worldview Philosophies African and

European
Orville Boyd Jenkins
AFRICAN

EUROPEAN

Religious GodtheCreator(thoughfaraway).All
thingsarerelated.

Secular Asetorderintheuniverse,independent
existence,naturalisticview.

Spirit-World Manyfactorsinlifecannotbeknown,
controlledorpredicted.Humansareatthemercyofthe
forcesoflife.Resignationtoconditions.

ScientificApproachDescribe,Control,Manipulate;
Changeyourdestiny.Aggressive.Frustrationwith
failure.

Dynamic Anactiveworldseeninrelationalterms.

Mechanical Static,Cause-effect.Linearconcepts.
Productivity;Organization.

Relationship TruthisinExperienceandRelationship.

KnowledgeFactsareimportant.Truthisin
correlationofstatementtoobservable,testable
phenomena.

EventMeaningCentersintheVerb:EventPrimary.

Substance Noun-Adjective:EntityandDescription
primary.

Contrast of Worldview Philosophies African and

European
Orville Boyd Jenkins
AFRICAN

EUROPEAN

Religious GodtheCreator(thoughfaraway).All
thingsarerelated.

Secular Asetorderintheuniverse,independent
existence,naturalisticview.

Spirit-World Manyfactorsinlifecannotbeknown,
controlledorpredicted.Humansareatthemercyofthe
forcesoflife.Resignationtoconditions.

ScientificApproachDescribe,Control,Manipulate;
Changeyourdestiny.Aggressive.Frustrationwith
failure.

Dynamic Anactiveworldseeninrelationalterms.

Mechanical Static,Cause-effect.Linearconcepts.
Productivity;Organization.

Relationship TruthisinExperienceandRelationship.

KnowledgeFactsareimportant.Truthisin
correlationofstatementtoobservable,testable
phenomena.

EventMeaningCentersintheVerb:EventPrimary.

Substance Noun-Adjective:EntityandDescription
primary.

Focus on Present Theworldisuncontrollable.

Immediacy.Presenceofanindividualtakesprecedence
overplans.

PredictabilityReproduciblephenomena,Probability.
Planningahighvalue.Sameresultfromsamefactors
everytime.

Contrast of Worldview Philosophies African and

European
Orville Boyd Jenkins
AFRICAN

EUROPEAN

Religious GodtheCreator(thoughfaraway).All
thingsarerelated.

Secular Asetorderintheuniverse,independent
existence,naturalisticview.

Spirit-World Manyfactorsinlifecannotbeknown,
controlledorpredicted.Humansareatthemercyofthe
forcesoflife.Resignationtoconditions.

ScientificApproachDescribe,Control,Manipulate;
Changeyourdestiny.Aggressive.Frustrationwith
failure.

Dynamic Anactiveworldseeninrelationalterms.

Mechanical Static,Cause-effect.Linearconcepts.
Productivity;Organization.

Relationship TruthisinExperienceandRelationship.

KnowledgeFactsareimportant.Truthisin
correlationofstatementtoobservable,testable
phenomena.

EventMeaningCentersintheVerb:EventPrimary.

Substance Noun-Adjective:EntityandDescription
primary.

Focus on Present Theworldisuncontrollable.

Immediacy.Presenceofanindividualtakesprecedence
overplans.

PredictabilityReproduciblephenomena,Probability.
Planningahighvalue.Sameresultfromsamefactors
everytime.

Group Identity Obligations.Commitmenttothe

Group.

IndividualisticRights.CommitmenttoPrinciple.

First published in the book Dealing with Differences:

Contrasting the African and European Worldviews, 1991

Copyright 1991, 2004 Orville Boyd Jenkins