Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Welcoming Cadell Last of @PhilosophyPortal, Simon van der Els, Valeria Ferreira, Jurnee Manu for a Voicecraft Network Freeform session. Freeform sessions invite the praxis of philosophical jazz.

Access the shownotes & learn more about the guests, events, courses and membership network @ voicecraft.io/content/e107-beyond-left-right-politics-freedom-systemic-influence-freeform-session

The indigenous Songman mentioned in the second half of the conversation is named Ngulmya. His music can be found here: youtu.be/b_piL8W0UKM

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00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Cadell Last on the Left / Right Divide & the limits of the Nation-State + Christian revival
08:30 - Swarm Intelligence in the context of Ecology & Capitalism
14:50 - Politics, Culture & Niche Construction
15:30 - Hegel's conception of an ethical system of governance
20:00 - Introducing the notion of organism in thinking new forms of global governance
25:37 - Deepening notions of regulation and authority, in the context of scale and multiple levels of participation in complexity
28:30 - Art & Beauty, and the Esoteric / Exoteric in relation to cultural transformation
30:30 - East / West / Daoism / Christianity
34:39 - Bringing back in the biological metaphor
42:00 - Radicalising the notion of emergence in the context of technology
46:04 - Exploring the Difference Between Christianity and Taoism
55:38 - Reconnecting with the Spirit of Indigeneity in the Context of Big History
59:41 - Oligarchs & Inter-Elite conflict
01:13:20 - The Limits of Understanding & Going Beyond Capital
01:22:11 - Reviving Different Fields of Value

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Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0