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Dr. David Mitchell
Quote of the Hour
"Also a tulip which turns to the light has probably the very minimum of sense-presentation. I shall argue on the assumption that sense-perception is mainly a characteristic of more advanced organisms; whereas all organisms have experience of causal efficacy whereby their functioning is conditioned by their environment."
— Alfred North Whitehead, Symbolism, Its meaning and effect (pg. 5)
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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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