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Ted Stiritz introduces the work of Daniel Toma, a new framework within which to understand developmental biology.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:05 The flat ontology of materiality
12:55 Introduction and Overview of Daniel Toma's Ideas
22:15 The tadpole wrong face "knows" how to develop into a proper frog face
24:00 Ted Stiritz discusses his background and interest in regenerative agriculture and earthworks.
29:07 Developmental biology is amazing
34:22 Material cause and formal cause
The Impact of Human Ideas and Values on Landscape
49:50 The entire hierarchy of the living is about self giving
50:49 Discussion on Creation and Redemption in Art and Construction
The Redemptive Process of Intelligence and the Nonlinear Development of Organisms
The Influence of Environment on Development
Daniel Toma's Hierarchy of Being and the Gift of Life
The Importance of Understanding the Formal and Final Cause of Cells
Discussion on Toma's idea of the relationship between common human experience and the scientific endeavor.
1:03:25 Dr. William Beaumont's Experiments on Digestion
Toma's Arguments on Geometric Knowledge and Immortality of Intellect
Discussion on the Whole Being Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
Ted Stiritz introduces the work of Daniel Toma, a new framework within which to understand developmental biology.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:05 The flat ontology of materiality
12:55 Introduction and Overview of Daniel Toma's Ideas
22:15 The tadpole wrong face "knows" how to develop into a proper frog face
24:00 Ted Stiritz discusses his background and interest in regenerative agriculture and earthworks.
29:07 Developmental biology is amazing
34:22 Material cause and formal cause
The Impact of Human Ideas and Values on Landscape
49:50 The entire hierarchy of the living is about self giving
50:49 Discussion on Creation and Redemption in Art and Construction
The Redemptive Process of Intelligence and the Nonlinear Development of Organisms
The Influence of Environment on Development
Daniel Toma's Hierarchy of Being and the Gift of Life
The Importance of Understanding the Formal and Final Cause of Cells
Discussion on Toma's idea of the relationship between common human experience and the scientific endeavor.
1:03:25 Dr. William Beaumont's Experiments on Digestion
Toma's Arguments on Geometric Knowledge and Immortality of Intellect
Discussion on the Whole Being Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
![Chapter Five [of Twenty]: Faces Revealed](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gB8zOkh_AUA/hqdefault.jpg "Chapter Five [of Twenty]: Faces Revealed
A member of this community, commenting as Ship Clerk, has created this amazing compilation of art, poetry and conversational content in advance of the Estuary Northwest 2024 Conference: Encountering Face to Face, to be held in Olympia, WA from September 12 -14.
EstuaryNorthwest2024.com
Playlist of other works by ShipClerk: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUyZ2YMuNpLRbsyFLKd-KS913I_Pv8jHb&si=0t5TAWx9LPfHm3jZ
Ship Clerk wrote the poetry, another member of the community narrated it, the art at the beginning of each section is mine, followed by Ship Clerks art made in collaboration with MidJourney. Credits for music plus the videos clipped to provide the conversations will be found in the description below the timestamps.
Timestamps:
00:00 Whispers in the Void
08:47 Descent into Shadow
21:18 The Great Dissolution
27:57 Channels of Exodus
35:29 Coalescence of Spirits
40:55 Crucible of Transformation
45:19 Dawn of Rebirth
50:00 Eternal Resonance
Chapter Five [of Twenty]: Faces Revealed
Featuring:
- @TammyPetersonPodcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16w3olAM9tc&t=1138s
- @jeremyfirth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NjQnM8Zte4
- @christianbaxter_yt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSIFpKcE_Fk&t=1004s
- @thefridaymorningnameless7623 and @Neal_Daedalus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2zFnwboB4M
- @transfigured3673
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDqnOB1h-9Y&t=2953s
- @michaelmartin8681
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t437nWUSl58&t=1392s
- @thefridaymorningnameless7623
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOCkbJ-
at2w&t=1803s
- @GrimGriz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmujJ15ss8E&t=1178s
- @JordanGreenhall and D.C. Schindler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZfTudbPlPM&t=1912s
With Clips from:
- @marykochan8962 at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSjKtEQnops&t=611s
- @rickwalkertx at
https://youtu.be/b9VQC1VlIEs?si=pqqKGhBlUNaZYd6N
And music performed by:
- Lone Harvest by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100409 Artist:
http://incompetech.com/
- Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100394 Artist:
http://incompetech.com/
- The Dark Glow of the Mountains by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:
http://chriszabriskie.com/darkglow/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/
- Enchanted Journey by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source:
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100799 Artist:
http://incompetech.com/
Lastly, thank you to Karen for hosting Chapter Five on @TheMeaningCode. It’s an honor to have been able to put this together. Special thanks to the General for the amazing narration of the
poem—your work truly brought it to life. The features throughout were fantastic, and I’m thankful to everyone who contributed and made this possible.")
