Philosophical Speculations

Soul said: "I do have to wonder about why you resort to all these cryptic references. First we have those unprovided, unspecified points that Steiner told with French physicists. Then the mention of twin psychics who shall remain nameless, even though there's a good chance we know who they are...

Soul_of_Shu wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:22 pm

Thanks Dana, I will check it out tonight and try to post some feedback. I have been looking at some more Goethe Wisdom for an essay, and it's just endlessly enjoyable to contemplate his poetry, aphorisms, science, etc.

Anil Seth: Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133501-500-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-is-already-beginning-to-dissolve "Science can solve the great mystery of consciousness – how physical matter gives rise to conscious experience – we just have to use the right approach.&...

Hi all, I'm working on a thesis for my design MFA. My topic is about the role of the unconscious in design. My conviction is that design operates at an unconscious level. The most salient designs throughout history are archetypal and not the result of deliberate, conscious planning –crosses, mandal...

It made me much more sensitive to when Steiner slides into various kinds of subtle dualism. Steiner wasn't a dualists but like all actual humans he was susceptible to falling back into the more subtle aspects of it now and then. Should I even ask for you to provide examples to back up the above cla...

So that's where I am at with it and I'd be interested to hear your view on Abraxas and how it might sit within idealism and certainly Schop's notion. No need for a detailed technical analysis, the general will do fine. I like to start simple and see the broad strokes before I stick my head underwat...

It might also provide some evidence for you on the topic you've been exploring in other threads regarding the effect of acknowledged metaphysical beliefs, whether firmly held or not. How much on the fence is Harris exactly? How far is he prepared to go? And maybe the biggest one - what are the real...

Analogy: If we look at the needle on a compass, we know that the reason it points to North and South lies within magnetic poles of the Earth (which is like a giant magnet), not within the compass itself. But when we look at an egg developing within a living being, physicalist science assumes that a...

Anyway, as much as I revere Steiner, I also see him as a great example of how complex spiritual 'vision' is and I take him very seriously when he said that his mistakes need to be noticed and understood. Most importantly, I appreciate that he stated explicitly that such corrections of his errors ce...

Oh, to your point: I can imagine lots of reasons a person would respond to "enthusiasm about Steiner" that way. It just so happens that those aren't the only responses I can imagine. That's why I like to unpack what is actually going on to some extent. Again, that probably is meaningless ...