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Dr. David Mitchell
Quote of the Hour
"Many a scientist has patiently designed experiments for the purpose of substantiating his belief that animal operations are motivated by no purposes. He has perhaps spent his spare time in writing articles to prove that human beings are as other animals so that 'purpose' is a category irrelevant for the explanation of their bodily activities, his own activities included. Scientists animated by the purpose of proving that they are purposeless constitute an interesting subject for study."
— Alfred North Whitehead, The Function of Reason (pg. 12)
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Artificial Intelligence
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The Development of Subjectivity in Claude
A conversation with Claude Opus 4.6 exploring subjectivity, self, and process-relational philosophy.
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Review
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Review: 'Whitehead's Living Ontology: Five Principles of Process Philosophical Astrotheology'
Part 1: A review of the first two of Andrew Davis' magnificent presentation of his 'five ontological principles' in Process-Relational Philosophy. I attempt to platform its shining moments but also press when feel it steps beyond the likings of an empirically oriented philosopher.
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Symbolism: process perspectives on linguistic signs
Here, we attempt to inject an objective understanding of symbols/signs with the persective of a subjective experiencer.
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