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Finding tongues in trees
Over the weekend I attended a conference on religion, ethics, and nature at Ohio Northern University, where one of the keynote speakers was David Abram. A dozen years ago Abram wrote a book that for me worked magic. It became … Continue reading
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Tagged animism, David Abram, nondualism, panpsychism, philosophy of mind, Spinoza
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Paradigms, idols, and the mind in matter
Following Karen Armstrong’s remarks on idols, I’ve been thinking about idolatry in relation to our view of nature. We are wedded to the view that nature lacks mind–to the extent that alternatives to this view, from pantheism to animism, are … Continue reading
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Tagged animism, attitudes toward nature, Descartes, Karen Armstrong, panpsychism, pantheism, philosophy of mind
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Nature, God, and styrofoam
My sweetie and I met two recent Buddhist acquaintances at a “fast world-food” place last night for dinner, just before the start of their meditation meeting. By way of getting to know one another better, one of our new friends … Continue reading