Beyond Dichotomy.
Welcome to Love & Philosophy, a project towards kaleidoscopic thinking, where 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. Most recent radical relation paper is here.
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Love is never quite what any one thinks it is.

Bringing Forth Worlds with philosopher Ezequiel Di Paolo and Mirko Prokop
Autopoiesis, Autonomy, and the Enactive Approach with Ezequiel Di Paolo

Power in Polarity?
The difference between dichotomy and polarity and why holding the paradox might also mean going deeper into polarity.

More than Fame
A young man has just graduated from college and is looking for real meaning and purpose in his life. He's also just found love and gotten married.

Christopher Alexander, Pattern Language, and Place Release
Christopher Alexander, Pattern Language and Place with David Seamon and Andrea Hiott

Adaptive Resilience with Maria Santacaterina
Adaptive Resiliency for Humans and A.I. with Maria Santacaterina and Andrea Hiott
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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.