Fluidity

Oct 16 2024 151 ep. 26 mins 102
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After the collapse of the 20th-century systematic mode of social organization, how can we move from our internet-enabled atomized mode, toward a fluid mode? We take problems of meaning-making, typically considered spiritual, and turn them into practical problems, which are more tractable. "Meaningness" begins with this episode: https://fluidity.libsyn.com/an-appetizer-purpose "Meaningness And Time" begins with this episode: https://fluidity.libsyn.com/meaningness-and-time-how-meaning-fell-apart 'In The Cells Of The Eggplant" begins with this episode: https://fluidity.libsyn.com/intro-to-metarationality You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold This is a nonfiction audiobook narrated by Matt Arnold with the permission of the author, David Chapman. Full text at: https://meaningness.com Please email me at [email protected].

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Do AI As Science Instead

Oct 16 2024 19 mins  
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Aug 25 2024 29 mins  
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Aug 11 2024 28 mins  
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Jul 21 2024 15 mins  
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Jun 23 2024 22 mins  
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Jun 16 2024 12 mins  
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May 26 2024 20 mins  
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Limits To Experimental Induction

Apr 21 2024 11 mins  
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Bonus Episode 8: Going Down On The Phenomenon

Apr 17 2024 8 mins  
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