05 • The Meaning Crisis - by Stefan Lesser
Does a collapse of meaning result in the collapse of a civilization?| stefanlesser.substack.com
Does a collapse of meaning result in the collapse of a civilization?| stefanlesser.substack.com
If we can't have certainty, we can settle for plausibility, and still find what is profound.| stefanlesser.substack.com
Rationality involves more than just being logical. Is a capability for insight what differentiates us from machines?| stefanlesser.substack.com
The three interconnected axes of the space of meaning: coherence, purpose, and significance.| stefanlesser.substack.com
Our capacity to make sense of the world impacts our understanding, our beliefs, our actions, our creations, and our culture. What are the consequences, if we get it wrong?| stefanlesser.substack.com
Our fundamental grasp is intuitive: embodied understanding of how parts are structured so they function as a whole — deeply embedded in subconscious, pre-conceptual, cognitive processing.| stefanlesser.substack.com
Dynamic, self-organizing feedback processes structure our attention. What can guide us to insight, can also lead us into self-deception.| stefanlesser.substack.com
It is not enough to understand how the world works. We also need to understand how and why we participate in it, to be able to function and thrive as autonomous agents in a complex environment.| stefanlesser.substack.com
A surprising connection between »The Nature of Order« and cognitive linguistics offers a path to rectify Alexander's fantastical metaphysical explanation of mind in matter.| stefanlesser.substack.com
In a world centered around what we have, let’s not get confused about what we need to become.| stefanlesser.substack.com
Are you supposed to start believing in magic, esoteric, spiritual woo-woo to understand »The Nature of Order«? A rationalist's guide to reading Christopher Alexander.| stefanlesser.substack.com
Propositional tyranny made us lose touch with other kinds of knowing. How can we re-connect to the knowledge we have lost and to our self, our world, and other people?| stefanlesser.substack.com
How artists and creators inspire awe by finding a meaningful connection between their product of creation and their self.| stefanlesser.substack.com
