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Value, Meaning, Truth
Author: G
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Lost in Translation
One’s relationship with others feels, to me, to be a subset of one’s relationship with one’s self; and vice versa. Regardless that that’s one hell of a lot of ones, Kierkegaard made the point that this introspective opening up of structure precisely is the self, the mind, our experience and the world. I only saw […]
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Lagrangian, Entropy, Absence
To reframe the Lagrangian in terms of deeper exploration of least action, entropy, and logical incompleteness, we begin by shifting the focus from the traditional mechanical interpretation of least action—the path that minimises energy expenditure—to a broader, more ontological interpretation. Here, the least action becomes an approximation towards a kind of dynamic equilibrium, not merely […]
Introduction In an era marked by unprecedented complexity, the quest to understand and address significant problems remains at the forefront of human endeavor. These problems—spanning disciplines such as physics, biology, mathematics, philosophy, and ecology—often defy permanent solutions. They are dynamic, evolving as we interact with them, and they challenge our conventional approaches to problem-solving. Amidst […]
Introduction In exploring the depths of complex systems and theoretical topology, I have uncovered a useful insight into the nature of self-containment and dynamic equilibrium. This chapter delves into the intricate relationships between interdependent systems that recursively contain each other, forming a unified whole whose essence is distributed across the entire surface of the system. […]
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Selfless Identity
Identity is not a fixed entity but represents a shifting construct and constellation of relationally-networked facts, orbiting in some sense around an inherent emptiness—an enigmatic absence that defines rather than diminishes. In this space, identity and meaning emerge as relational, shaped by the dynamic interplay between self and other. Language, too, becomes part of this […]
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Love’s necessary absence
Love is less about filling a void and more about embracing the absence—the mystery that compels our curiosity and draws us closer. When we meet someone and resonate, it’s as if we acknowledge and dance around this emptiness together, creating meaning through shared experiences. Our mutual incompleteness is not a flaw but a space where […]
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Mnemosyne
Mnemosyne, the Titaness of Memory, stands as one of the most profound figures in Greek mythology, embodying the living thread of memory that weaves the past into the present and propels it into the future. She is the daughter of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth), representing a primordial force whose power shapes not only individual […]
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Cosmological Oblivion
…of course, falling through what may itself have been emergent logical, statistical and/or combinatorial self-regulation into the potential/stored energy of configuration states that generate and sustain complexity may have in some sense been the Universe’s necessary, if fatal, error. Sure, it’s kind of cool to be able to exist, experience and adaptively reflect back upon […]
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Consolation
The consolation of philosophy lies in that language allows us to adaptively reinterpret a commonly (as historically) inequitable and unnecessarily adversarial world as hopeful, meaningful and just. A (related) tragedy of communicative dissonance and conflict seems to be that it is precisely the most competitively frictive and absurdly futile of narratives that tend to percolate […]
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Absurdity
A thing being as equally and oppositely defined by that which it is not as much as by what it provably is (or consensually appears to be), the absence of its opposite is the simultaneous presence of its psychological, cultural and technologically-mediated self. Facilitated by conveniences of Gestalt illusion, familiar enough to student artists but […]
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Metastatic Autonomy
Are autonomous vehicles solving the correct problem? Under any well-informed definition, urban sprawl is environmentally costly. Should we be moving people to places or in some as yet unrealised and aspirationally renewable sense, might we also be moving places to people?
