Beyond Dichotomy.
Welcome to Love & Philosophy, a project towards bringing care back into public life through constellation thinking. We’re highlighting the patterns that connect across science, technology and philosophy, holding what might seem irreconcilable, all the while focusing on an expansive approach to life and mind that explores the connection of loving and knowing. New partnerships, ideas and collaborations are welcome. You can sign up for the newsletter here. Or reach out to admin(at)loveandphilosophy.com.
FAQ: Andrea’s book ‘Holding Paradox: the navigational approach to mind and consciousness’ is to be published in 2026. The much lighter 44-page Making Ways pamphlet Embracing Paradox is here. If you’re interested in the Making Ways philosophical index, you can sign up for that here. Radical relation paper is here. Deck and scheduling link is here.
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Any Human Power: Thrutopias instead of Dystopias or Utopias
Thrutopia and Any Human Power with Manda Scott and Andrea Hiott
Can we model cognition?
And what are models anyway? On the mechanistic and dynamic
I Am Because We Are
I am Because We Are
The African philosophy of “ubuntu” offers a way of living that begins with the premise that “I am” only because “we are.” How does this relate to heritage?
Is anything objective?
Is anything Objective?
Philosophy of Mind, Biophilia, and Why A.I. is Not What You Think with Ines Hipolito and Andrea Hiott
What is this? Beyond Dichotomy is not about squishing & solving
beyond dichotomy with andrea hiott
Brain GPT and Rethinking Neuroscience with Brad Love of University College London
Brain GPT and Rethinking Neuroscience with Turing Fellow Brad Love
Memory and Navigation As it Happened with John Kubie
Neuroscience of Memory and Navigation with John Kubie
Human Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, and Evolution with Max Bennett
A Brief History of Intelligence with Max Bennett and Andrea Hiott
Asymmetrical Reconciliation with Iain McGilchrist
On Becoming with Iain McGilchrist and Andrea Hiott
The Spatial Web and Active Inference A.I. with Denise Holt
Spatial web and active inference A.I.
The Song of Life with Richard Watson
The song of life with Richard Watson and philosopher Andrea Hiott
Clarity, Nature, Robots with Mike Levin
Clarity, Nature, Robots with Mike Levin and Andrea Hiott
How do you want to be experienced? One Living System with Cari Taylor
How do you want to be experienced? with Cari Taylor
The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map: Research Converation Part 2 with Lynn Nadel
Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map
An Economic Love for Humanity with Paddy LeFlufy
An Economic Love for Humanity with Paddy LeFlufy
Higher order math and love with Carlos Zapata Carratalá
Higher order math and love
Conversations as Landscapes with Paul Holdengräber
Conversational conductor and curator Paul Holdengraber who has had bestselling conversations with the likes of Werner Herzog, Jay Z, and Rebecca Solnit.
Among the Superheroes From McGill to UCL with Lynn Nadel: Part 1
From McGill university to the University of College London, Lynn Nadel and John O’Keefe write the famous Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map
From Ants to Active Inference with Daniel Ari Friedman
From studying ants with Deborah Gordan to creating the Active Inference Institute with Karl Friston
Elizabeth Anscombe and Ecological Pyschology
Unraveling the Web of Intention: Paper Discussion
An intellectual journey, exploring the intricate relationship between intention, agency, and ecological psychology through Anscombe's philosophical lens.
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The Embrace of Contradiction.
A Light Little Guide for the Times (44 pages)
This is Book One of the Embracing Paradox pamphlet series published by Making Ways. It’s about the ability to hold seemingly contradictory ideas in mind at once, while maintaining motivation and meaning in troubled times.
As F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote: "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function." This book is a step in that direction.

