Now we will also start a Nordic Bildung Network and host meetings, conferences, and other activities about bildung in the Nordics. Its Nordic name is a mix of Scandinavian, Finnish, and Icelandic: Nordiskt Sivistys Netverkið. The first conference was just this Thursday and Friday, March 6-7, at Nordiska Folkhögskolan in Kungälv, just north of Gothenburg, […]
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Corey DeVos and Dr. Keith Witt explore the turquoise dialectic—a mode of deep, integrative conversation where perspectives evolve rather than compete—touching on themes of honesty, trust, intergenerational transmission, and the ways our personal cosmologies shape reality. From the psychology of deception to the ancestral patterns we unconsciously carry, this discussion invites listeners to examine how
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The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Ep. 160 If you had to narrow it down to a single reason our school classrooms and hallways have become so much more dangerous, rough, irreverent, and violent, any honest assessment would identify the widespread misapplication of restorative justice programs. It’s long past time we face up to
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The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Ep. 159 By virtue of the technological world we inhabit, we live in a propaganda-saturated environment. In fact, whether we like it or not, we all live in a psychological warfare battlespace, which requires us all to prepare ourselves for that environment. As ever, preparation begins with understanding.
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Stages of Development: The Evolution of Worldviews and Meaning-Making Summary People don’t just hold different beliefs; they operate from different levels of meaning-making. These stages of development reflect deep structural shifts in how individuals and cultures process reality, ranging from egocentric survival needs to complex, world-centric perspectives and beyond. Each stage builds upon and transcends
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This conversation explores how love evolves alongside human development, revealing how our relationships reflect and shape our consciousness. Through personal stories, integral psychology, and esoteric wisdom, Kimberley Theresa Lafferty, Dr. Daniel Stickler, and Dr. Mickra Hamilton uncover how intimacy, shadow work, and sacred partnership can become profound paths of transformation and awakening. This post was
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Dear Friends of Developmental Philosophy, Last week’s Zoom group featured an intriguing talk by philosopher Steve McIntosh. The talk focused on post-postmodern culture’s emerging social norm of spiritual pluralism. Steve discussed the contemporary meta-categories of spirituality, as well as some of the current barriers to spiritual pluralism. He then considered the elements needed to create
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Polarities: Navigating Life’s Inevitable Tensions Summary In life, leadership, and social discourse, we often assume that tensions between competing values, perspectives, or approaches must be solved by choosing the “right” side. However, some tensions are not problems to fix but polarities to manage. A polarity consists of two interdependent poles, each of which holds essential
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