- Table of contents | Meaningness
Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value
- About my writing - Meaningness
Meta-rationality Meta-rationality is skill in using systematic reasoning, in technical fields, that goes beyond formal rationality by taking into account contexts and purposes In the Cells of the Eggplant is my book about leveling up your work by applying meta-rationality Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence is harmful and risky
- How meaning fell apart | Meaningness
Over the past century, systems of meaning gradually disintegrated, and a series of new modes of meaningness developed
- Schematic overview: all dimensions - Meaningness
A complete summary overview of all the dimensions of meaningness, with all the common stances one can take to them
- A gigantic chart that explains absolutely everything
A gigantic chart that explains absolutely everything This chart is an overview of Meaningness and Time: the past, present, and future of culture, society, and our selves It shows how the modes of meaningness manifest in many aspects of life Some people find this sort of systematic presentation helpful; others do not Skip it if you are one of those who don’t It probably won’t fit in
- The collapse of rational certainty - Meaningness
It’s a triumph for technical rationality, meaning “the application of mathematics to the material world ” It was a severe challenge to rationalism, “the belief that correct thinking can yield perfect certainty, understanding, and control ”
- Atomization: the kaleidoscope of meaning | Meaningness
The global internet atomizes cultures, societies, and selves into tiny brilliant shards Meaning has lost context and coherence Now what?
- The psychological anatomy of a stance - Meaningness
Each stance, or basic attitude toward meaningness, is a transient pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting The Meaningness practice involves learning to recognize these patterns Then you know what stance you are in at any moment, and ways to shift from any confused stance to a complete one I describe each stance in terms of a series of aspects This page explains what the aspects are, and
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