weltanschauung
The
problem of worldview (world view) is an analytical
construct
that deals with a difference between the real and the
perceived to be, by encompassing beliefs and observations.
worldview
A translation of the German word, weltanschauung:
[ welt = world + anschauung
= view ]
1. The overall perspective, image, or picture
from which one sees and interprets the world.
about life and the universe, held by any person or society of people, the individual's worldview is usually reinforced by their group's views.
What do you see in the black and white graphic to the above right?
American
Heritage Dictionary
(Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Corp., 2002), page 1580
Interpretation:
The objective and subjective acts of perceiving the world are contrasted and compared for the sake of clarifying errors --or elucidating follies-- in how reality is identified and explained.
Every person compares what they see and know to other people's views.
personal (ego)
social (group)
Eigenwelt Mitwelt 
The description or analysis that uses the concept of a world view is a methodological means of understanding an underlying tension or a difference, often inherent in any age, or individual’s account of that period in history.
Concepts | Methods | Measure of accuracy | Basic vocabulary | Maps | Brief
Lesson: Humans are prone to errors
in perception, understanding and conceptualization
so that some means is needed to interpret past mistakes in light of subsequent
revelations to the contrary.
Simple definition of worldview is worldvu.htm. | Detailed look at worldview concept: worldviews.html
Seven Lessons about worldviews is at worldview7.html | An example of getting it wrong: worldviews.html#Meaning
