More often than not for this generation, hip-hop is the filter, not the text, providing a worldview that preaches the values of opulence and peacocking.
The sciences are by their nature partial and cannot provide a comprehensive worldview.
This creative approach to science and faith provided a noncombative worldview that opened the door to research by devout Christians and kick-started a revolution in science.
Kaupapa Maori research provides a structure in which Māori worldview is the norm.
Despite the daily headlines about extremism, the non-profit organizations who are preventing the permissive environment, disrupting recruitment networks and providing an alternative worldview often fall between the cracks of philanthropy.
Whatever else social media can or cannot do, it provides a platform for people to present conflicting views free of government indoctrination or silencing, and in a way that permits of a conversation between differing worldviews.
Then, bizarrely, he faults Packer for not providing a "theoretical framework and worldview" that would include "sociology, economics or political analysis".
"Because Whitehead's holistic metaphysics of value lends itself so readily to an ecological point of view, many see his work as a promising alternative to the traditional mechanistic worldview, providing a detailed metaphysical picture of a world constituted by a web of interdependent relations".
Nevertheless, a few of his comments on the subject on CNBC's "Closing Bell" on Monday provide a telling glimpse into his worldview.
Just as the sense of otherness builds from interactions which are felt as exclusionary, unjust and humiliating, interactions which are inclusive, fair and respectful can introduce a contradiction in their stark worldview and provide a reminder of our shared humanity.
