UTOKing with Gregg

Ep 64 | UTOKing with John Vervaeke | Consilience, Wisdom, and Fellowship in Philosophia

Feb 8, 2023

John Vervaeke, Philosophy professor and host of the After Socrates series, joins UTOKing with Gregg for an inspiring conversation. They discuss John's After Socrates series and Gregg's book on psychology. They highlight the importance of understanding the mind and behavior, bridging the gap between science and spirituality, and exploring the pursuit of wisdom and rationality in leading a better life.

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Quick takeaways

Greg's book provides a new synthesis for addressing the problem of psychology and bridging the gap between science and spirituality.

Epistemic humility and participatory knowing are essential for a deeper understanding of reality and a more comprehensive educational system.

Exploring the concept of being 'after Socrates' reveals the relevance of his philosophy in contemporary times and the importance of seeking wisdom.

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Greg's new book and the problem of psychology

Greg has written a new book that addresses the problem of psychology by providing a new synthesis. The book explores the Enlightenment gap in psychology and presents a clear argument for contending with the issues in the field. It emphasizes the need to establish a coherent ontology for psychology and offers a new system that maps out the domains of behavior and mental processes. Greg's work proposes a unified theory of knowledge, introducing a framework that incorporates neurocognitive structures and justifying self-conscious systems. The aim is to bridge the gap between science and spirituality, allowing for a more comprehensive understanding of human meaning-making and mental health capacities.

Introduction

2min

Discussion about a Book and Excitement for Catching Up

2min

A New Synthesis for Solving the Problem of Psychology

10min

Breaking Up the Book and Making it Digestible

3min

Understanding the Mind and Behavior

9min

Plans for a Future Series and Bridging the Gap

14min

After Socrates: Tracking Wisdom and Rationality

25min

In this UTOKing with Gregg, John Vervaeke returns to the program, and they share the developments in their work. John’s major effort has been focused on developing the After Socrates series, which Gregg has been following. Gregg shares the beauty he has seen in watching the series, and how he found the way John framed After Socrates to be illuminating and inspiring. In addition, Gregg explains why he found the connection between the “dialectic into dialogos” and participatory knowing that John highlights to be profound. Gregg’s major achievement has been the release of his book, A New Synthesis for Solving the Problem of Psychology: Addressing the Enlightenment Gap. John shares why he found the book to be so inspiring and important. Specifically, he shared how it lays out a plausible, intelligible account for understanding the mental across virtually all domains, and thus achieves what he calls a “synoptic integrative” view of psychology. He reiterates what he said in his review of the book, which is that he sees Gregg as a kind of modern day Aristotle who is generating a taxonomy and metatheory that can revolutionize psychology. In addition, two upcoming events. First, they discussed the upcoming conference that Gregg is organizing and for which John will give a keynote address. Called Consilience: Unifying knowledge and Orienting Toward a Wisdom Commons, it will be held March 17-18th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Eastern. It will consist of over 45 presentations, and will be free to the public. Finally, they discussed the plans for the next cognitive science show series, Transcendent Naturalism, where they will work to show how their joint visions can provide a naturalistic framework for orienting toward the transcendent and thus provide the groundwork a new “religio” for the 21st Century.

- - - ℹ️ Find out more about John Vervaeke ℹ️ - - -
John's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpqDUjTsof-kTNpnyWper_Q

John's Facebook is here: https://www.facebook.com/VervaekeJohn

- - - ℹ️ Find out more about Gregg Henriques ℹ️ - - -

Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/gregg-henriques-phd

Medium: https://gregghenriques.medium.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/henriqgx

- - - 🌳 The Unified Theory of Knowledge 🌳 - - -

Homepage: https://www.unifiedtheoryofknowledge.org/

Medium: https://medium.com/unified-theory-of-knowledge

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_knowledge_system