https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net 24th September to 21st October, 2012 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:07:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/the-world-we-see-shapes-the-world-we-make/ https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/the-world-we-see-shapes-the-world-we-make/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:28:26 +0000 http://sustainabilityconference2012.worldeconomicsassociation.org/?post_type=paper&p=164 More ›]]> The pre-analytic vision, world views or ontologies we hold determine how we perceive the world, its problems and possible solutions. Comparing neoclassical environmental economics and ecological economics, two elements of their respective ontologies turn out to explain their diverging recommendations: the topology (is the environment a part of the economy or vice versa?) and if thermodynamics has been integrated into the world view. Thus it makes limited sense to discuss the differences as they are generic – what we need is a discussion which world view stands the reality test.

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