Indigenous Knowledge
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Scientific Knowledge
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lengthy acquisition
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rapid acquisition
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long-term wisdom
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short-term prediction
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powerful prediction in local areas
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powerful predictability in natural principles
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weak in predictive principles in distant areas
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weak in local areas of knowledge
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models based on cycles
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linear modeling as first approximation
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explanations based on examples, anecdotes,
parables
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explanations bases on hypothesis, theories,
laws
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Classification:
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a mix of ecological and use
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non-hierachical differentiation
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includes everything natural and supernatural
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Classification:
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based on phylogenic relationships
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hierarchical differentiation
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excludes the supernatural
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