40. Morality and Development (w/ Michael Mascolo)
Metamodern Meaning
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Normativity and the Emergence of Morality
The speakers explore the concept of normativity and its manifestation in various levels of complexity, from informational systems to thermodynamic processes. They discuss how normativity becomes a goal state achieved through self-sustaining systems, and argue that morality arises when self-conscious symbolic animals possess reflective evaluation. They also touch on the progression from matter to life to consciousness and examine the projection of human categories onto lower life forms.
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