The Mind of the Body: A Window into Embodiment and Our Future

"Metaphysics and the Matter with Things: Thinking with Iain McGilchrist was a collaborative conference put on by the Center for Process Studies (CPS) and the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in March of 2024. This three-day conference brought leading process thinkers across various disciplines, including physics, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and theology into critical dialogue with McGilchrist’s work in a collegial effort to assess, question, extend, and apply it. For mor...

CHAPTERS:

(00:03) Embodied Minds & Intelligence
(02:00) Diverse Intelligences Framework
(03:50) Origin of Agential Material
(05:30) Collective Cellular Intelligence
(07:36) Self Boundaries & Individuation
(08:55) Bioelectricity & Body Asymmetry
(10:40) Collective Problem Solving
(12:00) Adapting to Changing Parts
(13:30) Bioelectrical Network Minds
(15:00) Reading Collective Mind
(16:00) Hacking Bioelectric Memory
(18:00) Rewriting Planarian Memory
(20:00) Cancer as Self Failure
(21:00) Somatic Psychiatry Approach
(22:00) Plasticity Beyond Development
(23:00) Xenobots & Anthropods
(26:00) Exploring Capability Space
(27:00) Conclusion & Resources

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