“The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.”
–Alfred North Whitehead

Tag: Gaia

  • Gaian Consciousness

    For all ancient cultures, the earth was an all encompassing reality. Hesiod writes that the heavens themselves were birthed out of Gaia, “the steadfast base of all things,” providing her with a sacred canopy spotted with stars. But the moon landings made a reality what had already been true for much of the modern period:…


  • The Planetary Era

    The title of the course I’m participating in at Schumacher College is “Gaia and the Evolution of Consciousness.” Biologist Stephan Harding and philosopher Sean Kelly are leading us through the scientific and cultural history relevant to these issues. Another biologist, Rupert Sheldrake, will join us for a few days next week to share his view…


  • Logos of a Living Earth: Towards a Gaian Praxecology

    Logos of a Living Earth: Towards a Gaian Praxecology

    Logos of the Living Earth: Towards a Gaian Praxecology By Matthew Segall   Introduction The word “praxeology” has been employed with various meanings in 20th century French and Austrian discourse.[1] Praxecology is a distinct, though not entirely unrelated neologism invented for the purposes of this essay. A new word is not without a history, nor…


  • Correspondence on Earth and Economy

    The following is a series of emails exchanged between Mat Wilson and I over the course of the last several months (my messages will be in bold, Mr. Wilson’s not): ——————————— Mat, First, in the interest of full disclosure, I should say that just yesterday I watched a video where an objectivist read something Rand…