Matthew Segall: The Cosmos Is Made of Consciousness

Curt Jaimungal talks with Matthew Segall on the evolution of philosophical thought, linking ancient teachings on consciousness to modern science. They critique contemporary views of reality and argue that confronting mortality deepens meaning.

0:00 Introduction
1:35 The Roots of Process Philosophy
4:47 The Rise of Nominalism
8:26 The Evolution of Substance
11:02 Descartes and the Dualist Divide
21:34 Kant's Copernican Revolution
33:08 The Nature of Knowledge
37:42 Hegel's Dialectic Unfolds
46:18 Schelling's Panpsychism
56:50 Whitehead's Organic Realism
1:22:17 The Bifurcation of Nature
1:31:38 The Emergence of Consciousness
1:38:37 The Nature of Self-Organization
1:53:40 Perspectives on Actuality and Potentiality
2:11:35 The Role of God in Process Philosophy
2:23:55 The Human Experience and Self-Inquiry
2:40:34 Reflections on Mortality and Meaning
2:47:44 The Shift from Substance to Process
2:58:02 Embracing Interconnectedness and Consciousness
3:00:49 The Call for Inner Exploration

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RESOURCES:

- Matthew's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Footnotes2Plato
- Matthew's Hegel Diagram: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z1zY39EKbs
- Matthew with John Vervaeke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15akhXGHwzo
- Critique of Pure Reason: https://www.amazon.com/Critique-Pure-Reason-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447474
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- Phenomenology of Spirit: https://www.amazon.com/Georg-Wilhelm-Friedrich-Hegel-Phenomenology/dp/1108730086
- 1919 Eclipse paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.1098/rsnr.2020.0040
- Einstein/Bergson debate: https://www.faena.com/aleph/einstein-vs-bergson-the-struggle-for-time
- The Principle of Relativity: https://www.amazon.com/Principle-Relativity-Alfred-North-Whitehead/dp/1602062188
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- Philip Goff on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmaIBxkqcT4
- Sabine Hossenfelder on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3y-Z0pgupg
- Donald Hoffman on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmieNQH7Q4w
- Karl Friston on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4NZorRjCo
- Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9sBKCd2HD0
- Thomas Campbell on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kko-hVA-8IU
- Noam Chomsky on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
- v=3lcDT_-3v2k&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlORiRfcaQe8ZdxKxF-e2BCY&index=3
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- Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR&index=16
- Neil Turok on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwhqmPqRl4&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR&index=35
- Consciousness Iceberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4cpn8m9i0&ab_channel=TheoriesofEverythingwithCurtJaimungal
- String Theory Iceberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4PdPnQuwjY

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