Matt Segall - The Intricacies and Insights of Whitehead’s Process Thought

[@windsock0924]

Excellent and enriching conversation. Thank you.

[@Edo9River]

This is incredibly helpful to expand my awareness of the reality. I experience in Japanese suburbia

[@willtheharper2484]

A rich conversation. Thank you both!

[@idealdabbler]

Fascinating, I consider it the second-best find of my day, the best being you and Bruce with David Sloane Wilson.

[@LeoMadrid]

Excellent talk!

[@DaestrumManitz]

Really enjoyed this incredibly rich, penetrating conversation and sharing of ideas.

[@milliern]

Fantastic conversation. What a joy to listen to.

[@FlavioLanfranconi]

Looking forward to the next occasion to listen to your conversations! 🙏🏼

[@Edo9River]

Matt did you get together again😮😮😮😮😮

[@mandys1505]

Was there any influence or interaction between the thought of Whitehead and Alfred Korzybski ?

[@mandys1505]

😄⚘well, i think that Korzybski was a big fan of Whitehead, but i really wonder if there was any recognition mutually

[@charlesdavis7087]

At last someone who has really gotten into The Philosophy of Organism. I love and steal from Whitehead all the time. He and Alfred Korzybski and his foundational work on General Semantics, and the Institute of General Semantics. I been a student of these two extraordinary beings for over Fifty years. Have you gotten in Korzybski? Most people can't read his stuff either. Blessings all over your world.... If you would like an interesting insight on "conscious immorality" just let me know.

[@ReverendDr.Thomas]

🐟 03. WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, & TRUTH: PHILOSOPHY DEFINED: Philosophy is the predilection for WISDOM, normally encapsulated within a formal academic discipline. Wisdom is the soundness of an action or a decision, with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, insight, and good judgement. Wisdom may also be described as the body of knowledge and principles that develops within a specified society or period. For example, “The wisdom of the Tibetan lamas.” Etymologically, the word originates from the Greek “philosophia” (meaning “love of wisdom”) and is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values/ethics, mind, and language. Some sources claim the term was coined by Pythagoras. Philosophical methods include questioning, critical discussion, rational argument, and systematic presentation. Philosophers generally divide their field into the two kingdoms, the Eastern branch, which covers the entire Asian continent, and the Western branch of philosophy, which mainly includes European, though in recent centuries, embraces American and Australian-born philosophers also. Furthermore, each of these two kingdoms can be crudely divided into lesser branches of philosophy, such as the Continental-analytical division of Western philosophy, and the various schools of epistemology of India, China, and Middle-East Asia, some of which are outlined below. GENUINE WISDOM: Unfortunately, in most cases in which the term “philosophy” is used, particularly outside of ancient Indian philosophical traditions, it tacitly or implicitly refers to ideas and/or ideologies that are quite far-removed from genuine wisdom. For instance, the typical academic philosopher, especially in the Western tradition, is not a lover of actual wisdom, but a believer in, or at least a practitioner of, adharma (lawlessness), which is the ANTITHESIS of genuine wisdom. Many Western academic (so-called) “philosophers” are notorious for using laborious sophistry, abstruse semantics, gobbledygook, and/or pseudo-intellectual word-play, in an attempt to justify their blatantly-immoral ideologies and practices, and in many cases, fooling the ignorant layman into accepting the most horrendous crimes as not only normal and natural, but holy and righteous! In “The Republic” the ancient Greek philosopher Aristocles (commonly known as Plato) quotes his mentor Socrates as asserting that the “best” philosophers are, in actual fact, naught but useless, utter rogues, in stark contrast to “true” philosophers, who are lovers of wisdom and truth. An ideal philosopher, on the other hand, is one who is sufficiently intelligent to understand that morality is, of necessity, based on the law of non-violence (“ahiṃsā”, in Sanskrit), and sufficiently wise to live his or her life in such a harmless manner. See Chapter 12 regarding morality. THE REPOSITORY OF WISDOM: One of the greatest misunderstandings of modern times is the belief that philosophers (and psychologists, especially) are, effectively, the substitutes for the priesthood of old. It is perhaps understandable that this misconception has arisen in the popular mind, because the typical priest/monk/rabbi/mullah seems to be an unschooled buffoon, compared with those highly-educated gentlemen who have attained collegiate doctorates in philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, et cetera. However, as mentioned in more than a few places in this book, it is imperative to understand that only a miniscule percentage of all those who claim to be spiritual teachers are ACTUAL “brāhmaṇa” (as defined in Chapter 20). Therefore, the wisest philosophers of the present age are still those exceptionally rare members of the Holy Priesthood! Anyone who doubts this averment need do nothing more than read the remaining chapters of this Holy Scripture, in order to learn this blatantly-obvious fact. POPULAR PHILOSOPHERS: At the very moment these words of mine are being typed on my laptop computer, there are probably hundreds of essay papers, as well as books and articles, being composed by professional philosophers and Theologians, both within and without academia. None of these papers, and almost none of the papers written in the past, will have any noticeable impact on human society, at least not in the realm of morals and ethics, which is obviously the most vital component of civilization. And, as mentioned in a previous paragraph, since such “lovers-of-wisdom” are almost exclusively adharmic (irreligious and corrupt) it is indeed FORTUITOUS that this is the case! The only (so-called) philosophers who seem to have any perceptible influence in the public arena are “pop” or “armchair” philosophers, such as Mrs. Alisa “Alice” O’Connor (known more popularly by her pen name, Ayn Rand), and the British author, Mr. Clive Staples “C.S.” Lewis, almost definitely due to the fact that they have published well-liked books and/or they have managed to promulgate their ideas via the mass media, especially on the World Wide Web. Cont...

[@geoffreynhill2833]

Whitehead sounds like a Good Bloke! 😉 (Green Fire, UK) 🌈🦉

[@ReverendDr.Thomas]

Good and bad are RELATIVE. 😉

[@Frederer59]

No Ken Wilber books on your shelf?

[@ReverendDr.Thomas]

Kenny is a FULL-TIME criminal (not to mentioned a totally deluded fool).

[@charlesdavis7087]

The idea that G.O.D. might actually be Incarnate... as "the fellow companion" but also... as The All That Is. Present as the omnipresent universe, in which we live and move and have our being (St. Paul) and absolutely fundamental for The Mystics throughout the ages man. I think we should make pantheism into a science, Scientific Pantheism, and Interspecies Communication mandatory in grade school. That's me being silly, of course, but never lose your sense of humor. And did you know that Korzybski showed a way to scientifically measure levels of consciousness.... of atoms, of plants, to animals, and what their levels of interests are? The ability to alter one electro chemical interactions is immense. Maybe we need a ew Dept of Medicine. What's the neurological connection between Love, Light/Color and Consciousness... or is there one? New studies opening up. Blessings in Ascension. Upon This Our Ishtar/Easter Tide, 2023 AD.

[@geoffreynhill2833]

Thanks for the Korzybski tip! 🤔 (Green Fire, UK) 🌈🦉

[@ReverendDr.Thomas]

What might "G.O.D." be an acronym for?