Re: language, meaning and nature

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon@mindspring.com>]

On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 23:26:00 +0800, BOb Howard
<rmhoward@omninet.net.au> wrote:

>>Michael Dean wrote:

>> What really interests me is the difference in the European and the Aboriginal attitudes. You seem to be closely aquainted with the Pitjantjatjara Aboriginies
>> who have a different notion of the self to that of the European and these differences manifest themselves in  their attitudes to exchange, fairness, reciprocity and selfishness.
>>
>> Please tell me more! The Aborigine has been in Australia for about 40,000 years and has influenced the landscape extensively. Are you able to explain how he interprets the world and in what ways this is different from that of the Europeans?

>I don't want to overstate my acquaintance with Aboriginal people - I only have worked briefly with Pitjantjatjara people although I have spent many years (30) working with Aboriginal people in more urban environments. But the persistence of
>notions of fairness, generosity and mutual obligation even within groups whose society has been subject to genocidal attack is a measure of their heroic courage in the face of cruel adversity.

What region of the World are these people from?



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