In this enlightening discussion, Alexander Love, an acupuncturist and life coach, invites listeners to explore integral postmetaphysics. He encourages connecting with inner wisdom to create meaningful change in the world. Topics include the complexities of identity and mutuality, the interplay of cultural paradigms, and a playful critique of cinematic storytelling. They reflect on nostalgic films and how they shape current perceptions, emphasizing the importance of relational dynamics in understanding human experience.
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Four Types of Post-Metaphysics
Integral post-metaphysics evolves through four main types, each redefining metaphysical assumptions in new cultural paradigms.
These types range from evolutionary paradigm shifts to reconstructive systems that embrace postmodern critiques constructively.
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Prism of Integral Post-Metaphysics
Integral post-metaphysics shifts inquiry from "what is true?" to "from what perspective is truth derived?".
It unites epistemology, ontology, and sympoiesis around an evolving process called the evolution's engine.
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Post-Metaphysics Supports Shared Values
A post-metaphysical worldview does not dissolve meaning but anchors shared human values like beauty, truth, and good life.
These core values ground us amidst relativism, supporting a coherent life experience.
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Incomplete Nature delves into the origins of life and mind by examining the concept of 'ententional phenomena,' which includes intentionality, meaning, and purpose. Deacon argues that understanding these phenomena requires recognizing the causal efficacy of absence and constraints in dynamic systems. The book integrates insights from thermodynamics, information theory, evolution, and semiotics to provide a comprehensive framework for understanding the emergence of complex life and mental processes.
The Rainbow and the Worm
The Rainbow and the Worm
Mae Won Ho
Tao te ching
Laozi
The Tao Te Ching is a central text in Taoist philosophy and religion. It consists of 81 brief chapters or sections that discuss the nature of the Tao, which is described as the source and ideal of all existence. The text emphasizes living in harmony with nature, the importance of simplicity, humility, and the interconnectedness of all things. It critiques unnatural actions and social activism based on abstract moralism, advocating for a life of 'nonaction' (wu wei) and spontaneity. The text has been highly influential in Chinese philosophy and has been translated numerous times, making it one of the most translated texts in world literature[2][3][4].
It might be totally appropriate, and even wise, to fear integral postmetaphysics. But in this inaugural episode of our new Integral Stage series, Who's Afraid of Integral Postmetaphysics?, Layman and Alexander Love will try to convince you otherwise...Alexander Love is an acupuncturist, life coach, and craniosacral therapist. With gentleness, lightness and depth, he invites us to listen to the voice of our inner wisdom & potency and allow that to move us outward into the world and make a difference. The call to embark on this journey invites us to recognize that we matter beyond measure. Our individual voices, when allowed to speak from the depths of our intrinsic beauty, weave a complex melody of an emblazoned, sacred heart inscribed and aflame with the majestic mystery of life.
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