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Psychology and Epistemology
Lecture 3 of the "First Principles of Philosophy" series. Recorded in 1963 at the Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles.
Trialogue: The Evolutionary Mind Part 3
Guest speakers: Ralph Abraham, Rupert Sheldrake, Terence McKenna "Who would talk about the evolutionary mind? Who cares about the good and evil in the evolution of species, and so on? This must be interesting only to the degree to which it informs us in this very present moment regarding our choices that we […]
The Balkanization of Epistemology (Part 2)
Rupert Sheldrake 05:25 Rupert Sheldrake describes how one could go about creating a “consumer’s report” for odd-ball theories. 06:23Terence McKenna:“Ninety-five percent of the scientists who have rejected astrology cannot cast a natal horoscope, and that the ability to actually cas
Appreciating Imagination – Part 3
"Culture is a simplification and a lie. It's the currency by which fools navigate the world. Smart people get beyond it." "If you aren't 'cool' then you go to incredible lengths to achieve it by ersatz means, by buying $3,500 sunglasses and getting…