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Is Bitcoin the Philosopher's Stone? | 'Maps of Meaning' Series | Episode 10 (WiM479)
The "What is Money?" Show
The Primacy of Human Action and the Relationship Between Alchemy, Gold, and Bitcoin
The chapter explores how human action serves as the primary category of experience, shaping reality and connecting mind and matter. It discusses the connections between alchemy, human action, and the foundation of subject-object duality, leading to the exploration of how alchemy influenced the development of the scientific method. The chapter also delves into the symbolism of gold as stability and divinity, comparing it to Bitcoin as a modern representation of transcendence and the pursuit of an ideal goal.
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