The Meaning Code | Alastair Duckworth on Polarity and The Golden Extremes: A Path to Wholeness @TheMeaningCode | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Alastair Duckworth discusses his book-in-progress, The Golden Extremes, a play on Aristotle's Golden Mean and a fascinating look at how a deeper understanding of polarity may help to heal our fractured society. Links to ideas mentioned follow the timestamps.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Book Overview
07:22 The Paradoxical Nature of Design and Faith
22:39 The Relationship Between Courage and Virtue
25:48 The Importance of Polar Relationships in Marriage
30:14 The Transformative Power of Evil
35:46 The Relationship Between Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
41:06 The Relationship Between Fittedness, Goodness and Unity
46:18 The Importance of Every Part
53:46 The Importance of Implicit Elements in Building Community
1:00:36 The Challenge of Creating Meaningful Brands in Materialistic Companies
1:05:13 Life and Creativity as Polar Dynamics

Rupert Sheldrake and Mae-Wan Ho on Everything is Life:
Part 1: youtu.be/IwMWTD-nyck?si=ljcZv4Sfjqjxn2Zx
Part 2: youtu.be/9Z5D8v4EYHQ?si=p0sj_lVhR5LAfm2A

Stephen Talbott's book, free on-line
Organisms and Their Evolution
Agency and Meaning in the Drama of Life
https://bwo.life/bk/index.htm

Stephen Talbott article