What role can philosophy play in confronting the Meaning Crisis and the growing Existential Risks of our time? In this Mind-Body Solution Lecture, Dr Andrew M. Davis explores the forgotten practical power of philosophy - not as abstract speculation, but as a living guide for civilization.
Drawing from Whitehead’s Process Philosophy, Davis shows how wisdom, foresight, and value can re-enchant a disenchanted world. He examines:
- How the Meaning Crisis reflects our loss of metaphysical, narrative, and moral coherence.
- Why Existential Risk, from AI to ecological collapse, demands philosophical depth, not just technology.
- And how philosophical praxis can restore purpose, connection, and creativity to our age
🎓➡️ Take Dr Davis' 5-week online introduction to Whitehead's universe: www.whiteahedsuniverse.com.
💫 Check out the Mind-at-Large Project Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK
Special thank you and credit to Steve McIntosh's Zoom group, originally presented and published, for allowing Mind-Body Solution to share this wonderful lecture with our audience.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Introduction | Philosophy for Precarious Times
02:00 – Existential Risk and the Ethics of Survival
07:40 – The Meaning Crisis: Value, Purpose, and Wisdom
13:00 – Philosophical Praxis: Reviving Philosophy as a Way of Life
17:30 – The Wisdom Famine and the Crisis of Civilization
23:20 – Process Philosophy as Reconnection: Cosmos, Story, and Value
31:00 – Whitehead’s Vision: Philosophy as Insight, Foresight, and Worth
36:00 – Re-enacting a Guiding Vision for Civilization
40:00 – The Future of Wisdom: Life, Death, and Possibility
42:10 – Closing Reflections
EPISODE LINKS:
- Mind-at-Large Project Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK
- Mind-at-Large Project: https://mindatlargeproject.com
- Andrew's Episode: https://youtu.be/NPC-6JmlGFk?si=nKsQ82wtUpEqCvn2
- Andrew's Website: https://andrewmdavis.info
- Whitehead's Universe: www.whiteheadsuniverse.com
- Andrew's YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Andrew-M-Davis
- Center for Process Studies: https://ctr4process.org
- Learn more about developmental philosophy: https://developmentalist.org/
- Click here to join Steve McIntosh’s monthly Zoom group: https://developmentalist.org/join-steve-mcintoshs-monthly-zoom-group
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