The Paradigms of Geography

Paradigm is just a way of your interpretation that how you interpret something. And geographic paradigms have changed time by time. In previous time we think of a one continent Pangea but now we are familiar with several. It is a long debate to discuss it in a detail. There is only one thing to learn from this slide is the development of knowledge and advancement in technology have changed our perspectives and assumption about the geographical land on which we are living. Change is absolute which take you on ride from one side of picture to other side. Then you have many paradigms of one picture.

1. The Paradigms of geography Arslan Saleem                                                0417 A student

2. Lets Start with Some Pictures

3.          What is paradigm? The way you see, interpret and assume something. It is the entire constillation of bliefs,values and techniques. A set of assumptions,concepts,values and practices that constitute a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.

4. Paradigm shift A way of looking at something differently. When we make paradigm shift, we can see think and behave differently. Ptolemy and copernicus. "Paradigm" word by Peter haget & Chorley. This concept was proposed by Thomas Kuhn.

5.                       HOw paradigm changes?

6. Changing paradigms of geography

7. Environmentalistic      paradigm

8.         Possibilistic paradigm Blache Man does everything according to his capacities Jean Brunhes Burrow Jonathan De Manga Nature gave no wing but man flew.

9.    Romantic analytical paradigm Period of Carl Ritter (Erdkunde) Regional aspect of the earth Period of Alexander Humboldt(Cosmos) Journeys and explorations Unity of the nature

10. Political geography paradigm City States Feudal States Tribalism Empires Colonialism & Imperialism Nation State Concept Democratization Supernationalism

11. Positivistic paradigm

12. Some other paradigms of geography

13.               Conclusion Complete revolutions in geography have not taken place. Numerous schools of thought are marching side by side in search of new paradigms which can help in ascertaining the geographical personality of a region. Geographers are dividing themselves in the category of positivists, pragmatists, phenomenologists, existentialists, idealists, realists and dialectical materialists. This is a crisis phase with revolution which shall lead to new paradigm phase.

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