Editing Worldview (section)

==Etymology==

[[File:Gazing at the Milky Way Morvan 2019-08-31.jpg|thumb|upright|View of the [[world]]]]
The term ''worldview'' is a [[calque]] of the German word {{lang|de|[[wikt:Weltanschauung|Weltanschauung]]}} {{IPA|de|ˈvɛltʔanˌʃaʊ.ʊŋ||De-Weltanschauung.ogg}}, composed of {{lang|de|[[wikt:Welt|Welt]]}} ('world') and {{lang|de|[[Anschauung]]}} ('perception' or 'view').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/worldview |title=Online Etymology Dictionary |publisher=Etymonline.com |access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> The German word is also used in English. It is a concept fundamental to [[German philosophy]], especially [[epistemology]] and refers to a ''wide world perception''. Additionally, it refers to the framework of ideas and beliefs forming a global description through which an individual, group or culture watches and interprets the [[world (philosophy)|world]] and interacts with it as a [[Social constructionism|social reality]].