Philosophy Blog
Dr. David Mitchell
Quote of the Hour
"Symbolism from sense-presentation to physical bodies is the most natural and widespread of all symbolic modes."
— Alfred North Whitehead, Symbolism, Its meaning and effect (pg. 4)
Blog Posts
Etymology
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The Data Series: Etymology of Structure
The word structure points to a fundamental aspect of the nature of reality.
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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.
⏱️10 min read
Read MoreLinguistic Philosophy
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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.
⏱️8 min read
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