Issue 2 of The Side View Journal is now out and features 10 essays on topics including Stoicism, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, phenomenology, monastic practice, speculative philosophy, mathematics, mindfulness, and ecology.The digital download is available for $5 here. A free introduction to the issue is available here.All proceeds from the journal sales are reinvested back into The Side View to help us produce more great essays and podcast episodes.We thank you for your support!| thesideview.co
Why do modern Stoics have animated discussions about ancient Stoic metaphysics?| thesideview.co
Reconsidering arboreal phenomenology has implications for our human relationships to trees and forests, both personal and societal. Read Laura Pustarfi's new essay here.| thesideview.co
The world offers resistance, sometimes it even overwhelms us, and we are compelled to theorize in order to regain balance, to find relief. Read Jacob's essay here.| thesideview.co
Why I am not a Physicalist: Four Reasons for Rejecting the FaithQuestioning the assumptions of physicalism opens one up to new worlds of possibility.Peter Sjöstedt-H, PhDFull essay here.| thesideview.co
Greetings TSV subscribers, I wanted to offer everyone a quick update on TSV, including about some successes from our first six months of operation, our plans for the summer, and ways you can contribute to our mission. We're also looking for a few more contributors to issue 2 of our journal. Read on for more info! In late October of 2018, the TSV website went live, offering podcasts and essays that integrate theory and practice, while running parallel to academic and public conversations. Key ...| thesideview.co
Dear subscribers,Last month we launched the first issue of The Side View Journal. The journal features 108 pages of material by 11 different authors writing on phenomenology, psychology, mindfulness, contemplative practice, philosophy, complexity science, and more.To introduce the issue, and to give some insight into the philosophical vision behind the project as a whole, I also penned an essay on TSV's key inspirations and influences. I'm happy to report the essay is now available online in...| thesideview.co
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 include philosophy and Christianity, phenomenology, and metaphysics. Jacob is working to promote a vision of theology as both embodied and affective practice. He is also the founder and co-host of the Poststructuralist Tent Revival, a podcast on continental philosophy, theology, and religious st...| thesideview.co
My guest today is Abeba Birhane. Abeba is pursuing a PhD in Cognitive Science at University College Dublin. Her interdisciplinary research, which includes embodied cognition, digital technology, and critical data science, explores the relationships between individuals, society, and technology. She is a contributor to Aeon Magazine and blogs regularly about cognition, AI, ethics, and data science. In this podcast, Abeba and I talked about automated predictive systems in law, criminal justice, ...| thesideview.co
Bonnitta Roy is the Founder of Alderlore Insight Center and Founding Associate of APP Associates, International. She is an author and international presenter on post-formal learning and thinking, and the new sciences of complexity. She teaches a Master’s course in consciousness studies at The Graduate Institute, and is an associate editor of Integral Review. Full episode here.| thesideview.co
