“The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.”
–Alfred North Whitehead
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Generalizing the Function: Process Ontology and Free Energy
Summary by ChatGPT4 based on the YouTube transcript: This conversation between Tim and Matt revolves around their philosophical exploration of process philosophy, the Free Energy Principle, and Simondon’s philosophy of individuation, with a particular focus on how these philosophical frameworks intersect with personal health experiences and broader biological and environmental contexts. The discussion starts with… Read more
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Schelling and the Return of Organic Science
Below is a video (talk, then Q&A) and transcript of my talk yesterday for the Scientific and Medical Network. I’m hoping to be able to share the video at a later date. … David Lorimer: This evening, we are looking forward to Matt Segall’s talk about Schelling and the return of organic science. There has been significant… Read more
Alfred North Whitehead, Ancient Philosophy, Copernican Revolution, Descartes, Fichte, Galileo, Goethe, Hegel, Hume, imagination, Jakob Böhme, Kant, Kepler, Modern Philosophy, Richard Tarnas, Romantic Philosophy, Schelling
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Schelling on Myth and Revelation
I’m sharing a rough transcript below of a question I framed for a doctoral student during a presentation yesterday. The student is approaching Schelling’s philosophy as a novel means of interpreting psychedelic experience. You point out, with Schelling, that consciousness cannot self-ground. Reflective self-consciousness, let’s say, cannot ground itself. This is because, as Schelling points… Read more
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Open and Relational Christianity
Jonathan Foster invited me on his podcast today. The audio will be released in a few weeks. For now, I’m sharing a rough transcript of our conversation. … Jonathan Foster Listeners of podcasts and watchers of YouTube’s people out in the internet. Thanks so much for hanging out with us today. We are continuing what I’m calling… Read more
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“In Defense of Truth as Participation,” my McGilchrist Conference Presentation
First, here’s a clip of Iain McGilchrist’s impromptu remarks on the opening night of our “Metaphysics and the Matter With Things” conference (which happened to be Good Friday). Next, my welcome and opening comments about the conference (partial transcript to follow): Welcome to CIIS. I’m Matt Segall. I’m an associate professor here in the Philosophy,… Read more
Alfred North Whitehead, Ancient Philosophy, Galileo, Hume, imagination, Kant, Modern Philosophy, Plato, reason, Religion, Romantic Philosophy
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Jim Rutt Show on the Metaphysics of the Origin of Life
Here’s a link to Episode 232 of the Jim Rutt Show, wherein I join Jim to discuss the metaphysical presuppositions and cosmological implications of the Hot Spring Hypothesis of the origin of life. You can find a PDF of the chapter that Jim and I are discussing here: “The Cosmological Context of the Origin of Life: Process… Read more
“In one sense philosophy does nothing. It merely satisfies the entirely impractical craving to probe and adjust ideas which have been found adequate each in its special sphere of use. In the same way the ocean tides do nothing. Twice daily they beat upon the cliffs of continents and then retire. But have patience and look deeper; and you find that in the end whole continents of thought have been submerged by philosophic tides, and have been rebuilt in the depths awaiting emergence. The fate of humanity depends upon the ultimate continental faith by which it shapes its action, and this faith is in the end shaped by philosophy.”
—Alfred North Whitehead
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