Aug 29, 2021
Open-ended curiosity gives you the freedom to interact with the world without metaphysical presuppositions.
https://meaningness.com/curiosity
Other works by David Chapman mentioned in this episode are:
- In The Cells Of The Eggplant is a book-length treatment of this episode, explaining the application of open-ended...
Aug 22, 2021
Wonder at the vastness, beauty, and intricacy of the phenomenal world: a texture of the complete stance.
https://meaningness.com/wonder
Recordings mentioned in the episode include:
- “Deference, Humility, and Awe,” a lecture by Brian Cantwell Smith.
- Hoppípolla, “a song with qualities known to evoke awe,” by...
Aug 15, 2021
The fundamental method for resolving problems of meaning: by finding nebulosity, pattern, and their inseparable relationship.
Wonder → curiosity → humor → play → enjoyment → creation. Patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting in the complete stance, which resolves problems of meaning.
Aug 8, 2021
Peak experiences and the complete stance are similar in texture, but differ in intensity, conceptual content, and causes.
Meaning and meaninglessness, pattern and nebulosity all obviously exist—yet we resist recognizing and admitting this. Why?
Aug 4, 2021
Meaning is nebulous, yet patterned; meaningfulness and meaninglessness intermingle. Recognizing this frees us from metaphysical delusions. Resolving problems of meaning, by recognizing inseparable pattern and nebulosity, will improve your life.