“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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“From Final Knowledge to Infinite Learning, with Chaudhuri, Whitehead, and Deleuze”
Next weekend, CIIS is hosting a conference called “1968 Revisited.” I’ll be presenting on a panel on Saturday, September 29th at 10am called “Pedagogy and Experimental Philosophy” with Jacob Sherman and Joshua Ramey (moderated by Debashish Banerji). Below is a draft of my panel presentation, titled “From Final Knowledge to Infinite Learning, with Chaudhuri, Whitehead, Read more
Alfred North Whitehead, Ancient Philosophy, Gilles Deleuze, Hegel, imagination, Kant, Modern Philosophy, Plato, Romantic Philosophy, Socrates
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Pluto and the Underworld of Scientific Knowledge Production
A Slovakian visual artist, András Cséfalvay, recently invited me to submit a video for inclusion in his upcoming exhibition in Prague focused on the cultural significance of Pluto (my video is embedded below). Back in 2006, Pluto was demoted from its planetary status by the International Astronomical Union. Following the flyby of NASA’s New Horizons Read more
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Sense-Making in a New Media Ecology: A Trialogue
Back at it with Adam Robbert and Jesse Estrin Read more
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Panel Presentation at “1968 Revisited” Conference
The East-West Psychology department is hosting a conference at CIIS on September 28-30, 2018. You can read more about it and register here: https://www.ciis.edu/ciis-news-and-events/campus-calendar/1968-revisited I’ll be presenting on a panel called “Pedagogy and Experimental Philosophy” on Saturday, September 29th at 10am. Other panelists include Joshua Ramey and Jacob Sherman. My presentation title is “From Final Knowledge Read more
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Mutations podcast interview
Thanks to Jeremy for hosting a great conversation! LINK to Podcast Read more
Alan Watts, Brian Swimme, imagination, Jean Gebser, Modern Philosophy, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, politics, reason, Religion
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Participatory Spirituality in an Evolving Cosmos
Here’s my talk from the INTERSECT: Science & Spirituality conference in Telluride, CO earlier this summer. It’s titled “Participatory Spirituality in an Evolving Cosmos” Read more
Alfred North Whitehead, Brian Swimme, Copernican Revolution, Darwin, Descartes, Galileo, imagination, Kant, Kepler, Modern Philosophy, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Ray Brassier, reason, Religion, Richard Tarnas, Romantic Philosophy, Rudolf Steiner, speculative realism, Steven Shaviro
“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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