The ethos underlying the idea that “attention is an art form” and, specifically “how we become skillful perceivers and doers, people who know, in the moment, the right details to attend to and the right actions to take” is very similar to a core theme within Bill Torbet’s Action Inquiry, as explained here.
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The Side View is about the knowledge and intuition we use to navigate the world. It’s about how our minds meet the world, but it’s also about how our minds, when trained in the right way, change how we perceive what’s around us and within us. In other words, The Side View is about how we become skillful perceivers and doers, people who know, in the moment, the right details to attend to and the right actions to take.
The idea is that we can develop new ways of making sense of things, ways that change what we’re able to do in the world. From our perspective, sense-making is its own kind of craft, and the medium of this craft isn’t paint or stone or wood, but your own perception. Perception on this view is a skill you can shape through practice. We see our ability to pay attention to things as an art of its own. It’s an art of looking at things in a certain way.
These are good tag lines for The Side View—attention is an art form; perception is a skill—but when we dig deeper into what this approach really means, to what it makes possible for us in our lives, we find something more interesting: When we start to look at our own perception in this way, we find that we can actually take hold of some of these dynamics and change them. In a way, the whole process of learning is about creating these transformations in perception. The Side View is about making sense of this process. By looking at perception and experience, we’re making sense of how we make sense.
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I run a publication called The Side View. We are an independent publisher that integrates theory and practice, while running parallel to academic and public conversations. We publish a journal, online and in print, and a podcast that explores the nature of perception and attention by having conversations with architects, cognitive scientists, athletes, philosophers, contemplatives, and more. We have an online shop, and you can learn more about us here, or on Twitter, Facebook, Patreon, and most podcast platforms.
I am also a philosopher by training. My first book is contracted with Revelore Press, and will be finished in the fall of 2020. The book is about askēsis (exercise) and its relation to perception. Askēsis aims at a transformation of perception through a variety of exercises, including contemplative practice, philosophy, athletics, art, and more. These practices are concerned with the development of our inner and outer senses. You can read a draft excerpt here. I write about these themes on my blog, on Medium, and on Twitter.
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TSV Episode 27: Perspectiva – An Urgent 100-Year Project w/ Jonathan Rowson
Published on: 24 Sep 21 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 26: A New Inquiry on Science & Buddhism w/ Bonnitta Roy
Published on: 8 Jul 21 in The Side View – Podcast
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The Side View Live 1: Physics of the World Soul w/ Matthew Segall
Published on: 17 Jun 21 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 25: Buddhist Modernism w/ Evan Thompson
Published on: 27 May 21 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 24: Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age w/ Ryan Duns
Published on: 15 Apr 21 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 23: Philosophy as a Way of Life w/ Gregory Sadler
Published on: 8 Apr 21 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 22: The Side View at The Stoa
Published on: 1 Apr 21 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 21: Media Ecology and the McLuhan Institute w/ Andrew McLuhan
Published on: 25 Mar 21 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 20: The Halkyon Thinkers Guild w/ Johannes Niederhauser
Published on: 18 Mar 21 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 19 – The New Localism w/ Jason Snyder and Joe Norman
Published on: 14 Mar 21 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 18: Palladium Magazine w/ Wolf Tivy and Ash Milton
Published on: 13 Mar 21 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 17: Susan Ingham & Chris Andrews
Published on: 20 Mar 20 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 16: The Wisdom of Socrates with David Collins
Published on: 7 Nov 19 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 15: Perceptual Learning w/ Kevin Connolly
Published on: 15 Jul 19 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 14: Jeremy Johnson
Published on: 10 Jul 19 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 13: Matthew T. Segall
Published on: 4 Apr 19 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 12: Michael Tremblay
Published on: 20 Mar 19 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 11: Jacob Given
Published on: 13 Mar 19 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 10: Abeba Birhane
Published on: 7 Mar 19 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 9: Bonnitta Roy
Published on: 28 Feb 19 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 8: Joe Norman
Published on: 21 Feb 19 in The Side View – Podcast
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TSV Episode 7: David Collins
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TSV Episode 6: Peter Sjöstedt-H
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TSV Episode 5: Roope Kaaronen
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TSV Episode 4: Erik Davis and Aaron Weiss
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TSV Episode 3: Live from San Francisco
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TSV Episode 2: Aaron Weiss
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This Episode: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Rowson Web: https://www.jonathanrowson.me/ Perspectiva Press: https://systems-souls-society.com/insight/perspectiva-press/ The Moves That Matter: https://www.amazon.com/Moves-That-Matter-Chess-Grandmaster/dp/1635573327 Aeon: https://aeon.co/essays/playing-chess-is-an-essential-life-lesson-in-concentration Metamodernism and the Perception of Context: https://systems-souls-society.com/metamodernism-and-the-perception-of-context-the-cultural-between-the-political-after-and-the-mystic-beyond/ Support The Side View: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesideview PayPal:
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Bonnitta Roy returns to the podcast to discuss relations among science, Buddhism, and philosophy. In this conversation, Bonnitta responds to Evan Thompson’s comments on Buddhist modernism from episode 25, offering
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This new series features guests recorded in front of a live audience. In this episode, we talked with Matthew David Segall about his book Physics of the World Soul: Whitehead’s
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Evan Thompson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and an Associate Member of the Department of Asian Studies and the Department of Psychology (Cognitive
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Ryan Duns is a Jesuit priest and theologian. He is also an assistant professor of theology at Marquette University. In the first half of the episode, we talk about his
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Dr. Sadler has been teaching at colleges and universities for over 21 years, and he is the author of one book and dozens of articles, chapters, encyclopedia entries, and online
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This episode is reposted from an event held at The Stoa. The introduction to the episode reviews many of the topics and disciplines TSV has covered so far (perceptual learning,
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This episode features Andrew McLuhan. Andrew is the grandson of Marshall McLuhan and the son of Eric McLuhan. Together the McLuhans have written dozens of books on media theory and
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This Episode: Johannes Niederhauser: https://twitter.com/JohannesAchill The Halkyon Thinkers Guild: https://www.halkyonguild.org/ Classical Philosophy: https://www.youtube.com/c/ClassicalPh… Support The Side View: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesideview PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thesi… Follow Us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSideViewCo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSideViewC… Web: http://thesideview.co/
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This Episode: Joe Norman (https://twitter.com/normonics) and Jason Snyder (https://twitter.com/cognazor) Support The Side View: https://www.patreon.com/thesideview https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thesi… Follow: https://twitter.com/TheSideViewCo https://www.facebook.com/TheSideViewCo/ http://thesideview.co/
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This Episode: https://palladiummag.com/ Support The Side View: https://www.patreon.com/thesideview https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thesi… Follow: https://twitter.com/TheSideViewCo https://www.facebook.com/TheSideViewCo/ http://thesideview.co/
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[Please note: This episode was recorded prior to the outbreak of COVID-19.] In this episode, we talk about the work of architect, builder, and design theorist Christopher Alexander. Joining us
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David Collins currently works as a clinic manager in the psychology department at the University of Texas in Austin. He undertook a double-major in religion and psychology at Dartmouth, a
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In today’s episode I spoke with the cognitive scientist and philosopher Kevin Connolly. Kevin’s work focuses on what he calls perception-based learning, which shows that there are deep and important
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Jeremy Johnson is an author, editor, and teacher. He founded the new media learning platform Nura Learning and works for Revelore Press. I spoke with Jeremy about the evolution of
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My guest today is Matthew T. Segall, PhD. Matt is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He teaches courses on
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Michael Tremblay is pursuing his PhD in Stoic philosophy at Queen’s University. Outside of philosophy, he is an avid competitor in different martial arts, holding a black-belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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My guest today is Jacob Given. Jacob is a doctoral student of systematic theology and spirituality in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. His research interests
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Abeba’s research in cognition, digital technology, and data science explores the relationships between individuals, society, and technology.
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My guest today is Bonnitta Roy. Bonnitta is Founder of Alderlore Insight Center and Founding Associate of APP Associates, International. She is an author and international presenter on post-formal learning
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In this episode of the podcast I spoke with Joe Norman. Joe describes himself as a recovering academic and an applied complexity scientist. He focuses on complex systems engineering and
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I’m joined today by David Collins, who some of you may recognize as a contributor to The Side View essay series. He’s contributed two articles, one on Western mysticism and
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Peter Sjöstedt-H is an Anglo-Scandinavian philosopher of mind and a metaphysician who specializes in the thought of Whitehead, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer, with special regard to panpsychism and altered states of
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Roope Kaaronen is a Doctoral Candidate at the Environmental Policy Research Group at the University of Helsinki. His research interests include pro-environmental behavior and cognition, the socio-cognitive aspects of environmental
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TSV Episode 27: Perspectiva – An Urgent 100-Year Project w/ Jonathan Rowson We talked about collective coordination and working for the public good through intellectual work, among many other things. Now available on SoundCloud, Apple, Google, Spotify, and more. https://soundcloud.com/thesideviewco/tsv-episode-27-perspectiva-an-urgent-100-year-project-w-jonathan-rowsonTSV Episode 27: Perspectiva – An Urgent 100-Year Project w/ Jonathan Rowsonsoundcloud.comThis Episode: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Rowson Web: https://www.jonathanrowson.me/ Perspectiva Press: https://systems-souls-society.com/insight/perspectiva-press/ The
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TSV Episode 27: Perspectiva – An Urgent 100-Year Project w/ Jonathan Rowson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPIahQiuSx0&ab_channel=TheSideViewTSV Episode 27: Perspectiva – An Urgent 100-Year Project w/ Jonathan Rowsonwww.youtube.comThis Episode:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jonathan_RowsonWeb: https://www.jonathanrowson.me/Perspectiva Press: https://systems-souls-society.com/insight/pers…
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Bonnitta Roy returns to the podcast to discuss relations among science, Buddhism, and philosophy. In this conversation, Bonnitta responds to Evan Thompson’s comments on Buddhist modernism from episode 25, offering a different image of the science and Buddhism dialogue grounded in notions of embodiment and complex dynamical systems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1JgM1teoeATSV Episode 26: A New Inquiry on Science & Buddhism w/ Bonnitta
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Today Bonnitta Roy returns to the podcast to discuss science and Buddhism. Bonnitta responds to Evan Thompson’s comments on Buddhist modernism from episode 25, offering an image of science grounded in embodiment and complex dynamical systems: https://soundcloud.com/thesideviewco/tsv-episode-26-a-new-inquiry-on-science-buddhism-w-bonnitta-roy
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The Side View Live 1: Physics of the World Soul w/ Matt Segall is now available on YouTube and podcast players everywhere. You can find audio here: https://soundcloud.com/thesideviewco/the-side-view-live-1-physics-of-the-world-soul-w-matthew-segall And the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPDQRr5-MqAThe Side View Live 1: Matthew Segallwww.youtube.comThis new series features guests recorded in front of a live audience. In this episode, we talked with Matthew David Segall about
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The Side View hosts a discussion and Q&A with Matthew Segall about his new book Physics of the World Soul: Whitehead’s Adventure in Cosmology June 16, 2021 03:00 PM in Pacific Time RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdOyqqjMvEtAIhsQ0St-WxWRDZvlzjuIG
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The Embodied Mind 25 years on, Buddhism, cognitive science, and phenomenology; Buddhist modernism and exceptionalism; Francisco Varela and Lindisfarne; the state of research in near death experiences, and more. In dialogue with Evan Thompson here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnX0fyZJY9ETSV Episode 25: Buddhist Modernism w/ Evan Thompsonwww.youtube.comEvan Thompson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and an Associate Member
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TSV Episode 25: Buddhist Modernism w/ Evan Thompson — The Embodied Mind revisited — Buddhist modernism and exceptionalism — Cognitive science and contemplative practice — Mysticism and near death experience Now available everywhere. https://soundcloud.com/thesideviewco/tsvepisode25evanthompson
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We think with and through our environments and our design practices ought to recover this fundamental fact. Our new issue focuses on human–environment relations, and especially with how the one actively shapes the other. Submit a proposal here: https://thesideview.co/journal/tsv-4-call-for-papers-thinking-with-environments/TSV 4 Call for Papers: Thinking with Environmentsthesideview.coThis is an invitation for essays on Christopher Alexander and the theme of ‘thinking with
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Our new issue is inspired by the architect, designer, and computer programmer Christopher Alexander. Below please find a call to participate, and a short essay that introduces three topic areas: — Design and the Feeling for Form — Cosmology and the Nature of Order — Contemplation and Holy Experience We think with and through our environments and our design practices
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TSV Ep 24: Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age w/ Ryan Duns is out now! – Theoretical & contemplative mind – Ignatian & Jesuit spiritual exercises – All your favorite thinkers (William Desmond, Charles Taylor, Pierre Hadot, Iris Murdoch, Simon Weil, & René Girard) Audio: https://soundcloud.com/thesideviewco/tsv-24-master-audio YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SNivYTt_CSQ Book: https://amazon.com/Spiritual-Exercises-Secular-Age-Desmond-ebook/dp/B08B1VHDJV Episode available everywhere now.
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TSV Ep 24: Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age w/ Ryan Duns is out now! – Theoretical & contemplative mind – Ignatian & Jesuit spiritual exercises – All your favorite thinkers (William Desmond, Charles Taylor, Pierre Hadot, Iris Murdoch, Simon Weil, & René Girard) Audio: https://soundcloud.com/thesideviewco/tsv-24-master-audio YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SNivYTt_CSQ Book: https://amazon.com/Spiritual-Exercises-Secular-Age-Desmond-ebook/dp/B08B1VHDJV Episode available everywhere now.
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🎙️ TSV Episode 23: Philosophy as a Way of Life w/ Dr. Gregory Sadler (@philosopher70) is out now on podcatchers everywhere. You can also find a link to the conversation right here: https://soundcloud.com/thesideviewco/tsv-23-master-audioTSV Episode 23: Philosophy as a Way of Life w/ Gregory Sadlersoundcloud.comDr. Sadler has been teaching at colleges and universities for over 21 years, and he is the
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🎙️TSV Episode 23: Philosophy as a Way of Life w/ Dr. Gregory Sadler (@philosopher70) out now as an early release on our new YouTube Channel. Pierre Hadot, philosophy as a way of life vs. philosophy as an academic discourse, and more. Audio out tomorrow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHuDSaBXTRATSV Episode 23: Philosophy as a Way of Life w/ Gregory Sadlerwww.youtube.comDr. Sadler has been teaching
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The podcast is back and now on YouTube! TSV Episode 18: Palladium Magazine w/ @wolftivy & @miltonwrites – Post-liberalism – Governance futurism – Coordination mechanisms – Institutional decay – Ideological orders – New social technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifFxwu-C7lkTSV Episode 18: Palladium Magazine w/ Wolf Tivy and Ash Miltonwww.youtube.comThis Episode:https://palladiummag.com/Support The Side View:https://www.patreon.com/thesideviewhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thesideviewFollow:https://twit…
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The Side View Podcast Returns with Video – https://mailchi.mp/a5af6c9c588a/the-side-view-podcast-returns-with-videoThe Side View Podcast Returns with Videomailchi.mpDear subscribers, We’re happy to announce that The Side View podcast is back with a new series of interviews available on SoundCloud, YouTube, and everywhere else you listen to podcasts. New episodes drop every Thursday. We also want to draw special attention to our new YouTube
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TSV Episode 22: The Side View at The Stoa This episode is cross-posted from The Stoa & features Adam Robbert in dialogue w/ David Collins about TSV’s origins, purposes, & goals, as well as talk of science, experiment, philosophy, & contemplative insight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f-iBh7scyETSV Episode 22: The Side View at The Stoawww.youtube.comThis Episode:Peter Limberg: https://twitter.com/peternlimbergThe Stoa: https://www.thestoa.ca/Support The Stoa: https://www.patreon.com/the_stoaThe return
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And here is the episode with video. Media ecology, The McLuhan Institute, apprenticeships vs. degrees, poetry, social media, the medium is the message, sensemaking, and new listening posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDcw1CT1eQYTSV Episode 21: Media Ecology and the McLuhan Institute w/ Andrew McLuhanwww.youtube.comThis episode features Andrew McLuhan. Andrew is the grandson of Marshall McLuhan and the son of Eric McLuhan. Together the McLuhans
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The Side View comes to The Stoa for the first part in a new series of events and panels. Session 1: Attention Is an Art form: The Roots of TSV and the promise and peril of doing philosophy in the wild. A dialogue with Adam Robbert and David Collins Available here: https://youtu.be/YA4EhEf-thgThe Side View: Attention Is an Art Form: The
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TSV Episode 21: Media Ecology and the McLuhan Institute w/ Andrew McLuhan Now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Link and notes here: https://soundcloud.com/thesideviewco/tsv-episode-21-media-ecology-and-the-mcluhan-institute-w-andrew-mcluhan
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Print copies and downloads of our back issues are always available on our website. Order your copies below. https://tsvshop.com/store
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TSV Episode 20: The Halkyon Thinkers Guild w/ Johannes Niederhauser is also available on SoundCloud, Apple, Google, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Link below. https://soundcloud.com/thesideviewco/tsv-20-audio-master
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TSV Episode 19 – The New Localism w/ Jason Snyder and Joe Norman is now available on SoundCloud, Apple, Google, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Link below. https://soundcloud.com/thesideviewco/tsv-episode-19-the-new-localism-w-jason-snyder-and-joe-norman
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RT @RoopeKaaronen: This spring I was fortunate enough to be awarded a three-year grant by @SuomenAkatemia to study the cultural evolution of ”rules of thumb”, or problem-solving through heuristics. I summed up the key ideas of this project in an essay for @TheSideViewCo: https://thesideview.co/journal/rules-of-thumb-and-adaptive-rationality/
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RT @rfinz: @OshanJarow https://thesideview.co/journal/the-instrument-of-navigation/ hey did you read my @TheSideViewCo piece from forever ago? I think you’d maybe find it/it’s sources to be interesting companion info to this line of inquiry
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RT @TheSideViewCo: 4/4 Finding the Center Understanding centers may help architects actualize vigorous places and environments that sustain thriving human life. David Seamon https://thesideview.co/journal/finding-the-center/
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RT @TheSideViewCo: 3/4 In today’s essay, David Seamon offers a standalone introduction to Alexandrian centers, tracing them across nested scales from the small to the large, showing how their design generates a feeling of wellbeing and “at-homeness,” while also making space for a revelatory mood.
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RT @orgdimension: “I realized, in short, that the makers of carpets knew something which, if I could master it, would teach me an enormous amount about my own art.” patterns in language, nuanced patterns in life. and the imaginal “nuancing” shifts, in content, in context, yet still patterned. https://twitter.com/AE_Robbert/status/1530235456993959936
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RT @TheSideViewCo: 2/4 A center is not just a geometric shape or location in design space, it is an active agency whose own internal coherence posits both a sense of distinction and interconnection in art works, natural environments, and buildings, from the simple to the byzantine.
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RT @TheSideViewCo: 1/4 In the wake of Christopher Alexander’s passing, we’re honored to continue our series on his work, in commemoration of a life deeply lived and shared. The “center” is among the most essential concepts in Alexander’s body of work. It is in many ways the crux of his philosophy.
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RT @AE_Robbert: The late Christopher Alexander wrote in a clear and practical style. Still, finding a way into his dozens of lengthy publications can be a challenge to newcomers. Here David Seamon lays out one of Alexander’s key concepts in standalone, accessible form. https://thesideview.co/journal/finding-the-center/
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1/4 In the wake of Christopher Alexander’s passing, we’re honored to continue our series on his work, in commemoration of a life deeply lived and shared. The “center” is among the most essential concepts in Alexander’s body of work. It is in many ways the crux of his philosophy.
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RT @StephenPiment: Instrumentalized reason, that prodigal son, has left the house of its father and wastes its substance with riotous living. https://thesideview.co/journal/reckoning-and-desire/
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RT @StephenPiment: True logos does not oppose mythos. Rationalism is not logos but its tyrannical corruption. 🧵: https://twitter.com/wolftivy/status/1521940575662051328
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RT @SamoBurja: This @TheSideViewCo essay remains close to my heart, it lays out the epistemic foundations of my project of investigating society. Warmly recommended reading for those who want to go deeper into my social theory and claims. https://thesideview.co/journal/why-civilizations-collapse/
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RT @buckthundaz: @FourFourths Of course, I must link: ‘Generating Wholes’ by @normonics on @TheSideViewCo https://thesideview.co/journal/generating-wholes/
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RT @_buildingbeauty: His talk will be based on the following article of his, which would be good to read before the webinar. https://twitter.com/_buildingbeauty/status/1456943391699243016
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RT @_buildingbeauty: This week’s webinar will host architect James Maguire, who worked with Christopher Alexander at CES, and at several universities in the US: “The Role of Being: Philosophical Underpinnings in The Nature of Order” Thursday, 15:00 UTC (not 16:00!). No cost. https://bit.ly/3IiQ3Y4
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RT @AE_Robbert: Like many of you, I was very sad to hear of Christopher Alexander’s passing. He was a true giant—and what a gift to be able to receive his many works in his own lifetime. I know we will unfold his vision through the innumerable ways he influenced so many of us. Rest in peace. https://twitter.com/AE_Robbert/status/1323003752077389825
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The philosophical underpinnings of The Side View explored, among many other topics TSV readers may enjoy. 👇 https://twitter.com/hermitixpodcast/status/1501603734303899650
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RT @cognazor: I briefly gestured at the role of aesthetics in memetic mediation when I wrote this article. This presentation by @algekalipso is a fascinating exploration of that connection https://thesideview.co/journal/the-psychodynamics-of-memetic-mediation/
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RT @aufgehendeRest: Matt Segall is a person who I admire & respect; he not only engages in philosophical debates but also goes out of his way to speak with scientists too. Check out his blog & youtube channel. @ThouArtThat https://thesideview.co/journal/why-german-idealism-matters/
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RT @AE_Robbert: TSV is a thesis that involves three factors: 1. Sensing 2. Knowing 3. Valuing Perception at its physiological root just is the entanglement of these three factors. Askēsis is the means by which you modify 1-3, aimed not just at any values in general but at virtues in specific.
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RT @via_benjamin: Gibson argues we perceive directly the meaning of the world for us. The richest meaning Alexander calls “Life”. Life arises from the harmony of forces acting in a particular place to create a whole. I think we perceive Life when we act as part of the whole that generates it. https://twitter.com/TheSideViewCo/status/1480942850342723585
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RT @TheSideViewCo: Meaning and Affordance: Between Alexander and Gibson Assessing our ability to navigate the world in a meaningful way requires rethinking the subject–object stance. Benjamin Parry (@via_benjamin) https://thesideview.co/journal/meaning-and-affordance/
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RT @byzantinemporia: Interesting piece on societal collapse by @SamoBurja. Goes beyond Tainter’s notion of diminishing returns to complexity and talks about the imperceptible change in function of core institutions and evaporation of knowledge: https://thesideview.co/journal/why-civilizations-collapse/
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RT @johnkellden: The Nature of Cities https://twitter.com/TheSideViewCo/status/1459178438162477071
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The ethos underlying the idea that “attention is an art form” and, specifically “how we become skillful perceivers and doers, people who know, in the moment, the right details to attend to and the right actions to take” is very similar to a core theme within Bill Torbet’s Action Inquiry, as explained here.