Philosophical Speculations

Fantastic interview. Thanks for posting, Dana.

[Yes, the point about the disconnect is based on BK interpreting Jung's metaphysics in terms of idealism, and not some version of dual-aspect monism that views psyche and matter as being reducible to the anima mundi ~ a case I expect he'll make in his upcoming book. Clever as the young man is, I do...

Good stuff, Eugene!

Oddly enough, a great example of that very issue has appeared on the BBC website today - an argumentative parish council meeting went viral (people demanding attention and wanting power):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-m ... r-55946252

Do it, Gary. If you're showing how semiotics relates to Idealism, it's relevant.

Gary, you could submit an essay to Essentia to demonstrate your interesting pov. But please make it as accessible as you can.

Jesse, I'd say that no-one could doubt the intuitional intelligence of Mind at Large. But one could doubt it's ability to be aware of its own intelligence - doubt its metacognitive or self-reflective abilities. Analytic Idealism doubts that MAL has metacognition, partly because of the immense suffer...

I felt really sorry for the poor washing machine. There must be something it is like to be an abused washing machine after all...

Patrick Harpur's "A Complete Guide to the Soul" and "The Philosopher's Secret Fire" are wondrous. The only comparable work (perhaps even more appropriate for Americans than Brits, because of the wilderness emphasis) is Bill Plotkin's "Soulcraft". Also brilliant.

I like BK's idea of freewill - that we are free to be ourselves unless overridden by external forces (other wills). Obviously we will act according to our nature, or it would not be our nature.