"The safest general characterization of the philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato." —Alfred North Whitehead
UPDATE: Here is a PDF of the final draft accepted for publication under the revised title "The Varieties of Physicalist Ontology: A Study in Whitehead's Process-Relational Alternative." I've just finished drafting this article, which will hopefully be featured in a special issue of the Journal of Philosophy, Theology, and the Sciences focused on panpsychism. It still [...]
A dialogue with Aaron Weiss last week at our graduate program retreat. https://youtu.be/yMyXK2z8NDQ
Give a listen to my conversation with Kyle and Joe on their podcast Psychedelics Today. We discussed the intersection of philosophy and psychedelics.
Another new episode of the Waking Cosmos Podcast, produced by my friend Adrian Nelson. https://youtu.be/3lRxd_A_fhA
This was a few weeks ago at CIIS.edu. I'm time-stamping to jump in half way so as to highlight that part of our discussion most relevant to the topics explored on this blog. https://youtu.be/HFID-EqFVmg?t=49m3s
Below is a draft of a paper I'll offer at the MEA Convention in a few weeks. I share it here in the hopes that my readers may provide feedback that helps me improve it. I have something like 15 minutes to present as part of a panel on "Philosophical Perspectives," so I'll only be [...]
https://youtu.be/ZGawsovSzLw This conversation with Earth and Fire Erowid (of erowid.org) at CIIS back in January was supposed to be recorded for a podcast, but alas, due to technical difficulties, the sound crew was unable to record it. Lo and behold, I just came across this video of the event, taken by someone in the audience. Thanks, [...]
I'm reading McLuhan's classic Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man (1964) as I prepare a paper for the Media Ecology Association conference this summer. I'm struck by his prophetic insights into the effect of "electronic media" on the human condition. My MEA conference paper will challenge some of his basic assumptions from a (surprise, surprise) Whiteheadian [...]
Later this month, St. Mary's College of California will host the 18th Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association. The conference theme is “Technology, Spirituality, Ecology.” My paper proposal was accepted. The abstract is below Title: A Communicative Cosmos: Toward a Whiteheadian Media Ecology Author: Matthew T. Segall, PhD Affiliation: California Institute of Integral Studies Contact: msegall@ciis.edu [...]
Thanks to Adrian Nelson for hosting this conversation on his YouTube channel Waking Cosmos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-AhdpnlasM
The Entheogenic Research, Integration, and Education student group at the California Institute of Integral Studies has invited me to speak again about the philosophical, cosmological, and psychological significance of psychedelics. In case you missed it, here is my first talk for ERIE back in September called "The Psychedelic Eucharist--toward a pharmacological philosophy of religion": I attempted to link Plato [...]
