Here is a diagrammatic summary of the ontological perspective I work with, derived from Whiteheadian process philosophy with an admixture of Peircian semiotics, Buddhist metaphysics, Lacanian psychoanalysis, pragmatism, Deleuzo-Spinozan joy, and whatever else. (This builds on previous iterations like those found in Shadowing the Anthropocene, The New Lives of Images, Ecologies of the Moving Image, […]
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Diagramming process-relational theory
Posted in Philosophy, Process-relational thought, Spirit matter, tagged buddha-nature, Buddhism, Citamatta, Madhyamika Buddhism, Peirce, Peircian semiotics, process philosophy, process-relational theory, Tiantai, Whitehead, Yogacara on July 3, 2026 | 4 Comments »
Rewiring our capacity for ecocultural change
Posted in Climate change, Eco-culture, tagged climate archaeology, climate trauma, conversion, eco-anxiety, ecocultural change, ecocultural identity, Ecological Civilization, ecological grief, environmental melancholia, experience, Katimavik, magic mushrooms, neuroplasticity, peak experiences, process-relational theory, psychedelics, Robin Carhart-Harris, solastalgia, youth corps programs on August 10, 2022 | Leave a Comment »
Research on the usefulness of psychedelics for treating depression, anxiety, addiction, and post-traumatic stress has been growing steadily. (See here, here, here, and here for glimpses of it, and To the Best of Our Knowledge‘s recent exploration of it for a fascinating in-depth look at the topic.) I’d like to extrapolate from that research for […]
Sentience, LaMDA-style
Posted in Philosophy, Science & society, tagged artificial intelligence, consciousness, human nature, LaMDA, phenomenology, process-relational theory, sentience on June 13, 2022 | 3 Comments »
If it was science fiction, it would be pretty good. I’m talking about Blake Lemoine’s interview with LaMDA, the Google AI who claims to be sentient. Lemoine was placed on administrative leave last week by Google for going public with trade secrets. He also happens to claim LaMDA is sentient. A few quotes from LaMDA […]
Thay passing
Posted in Process-relational thought, Spirit matter, tagged Buddhism, death, Heart Sutra, Mahayana Buddhism, Prajnaparamita, process-relational theory, Thich Nhat Hanh on January 22, 2022 | 2 Comments »
Readers of Shadowing the Anthropocene will know that Buddhist thought has influenced my own thinking in profound ways. To be more precise, Buddhist thought, feeling, and practice has influenced my own thought, feeling, and practice. But there are many forms of Buddhism; like all philosophical and religious systems, it is a long and complex historical […]
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