Beyond Dichotomy.
Welcome to Love & Philosophy, a project towards bringing care back into public life through kaleidoscopic 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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Constellation Thinking
kaleidoscopic cognition and constellation thinking, seeing at least three in everything
E-cognition, ecog by Andrea Hiott
cognitions as a complex web connected by consciousness beyond thought
Enough of this Harrowing: Life on the Mobiüs Strip with educator and author Parker Palmer
In the belly of the paradox with the beloved Parker Palmer
Our Planetary Cognitive Ecology, from Bacteria to Bach: Expanding the Circle of Care with Kate Hayles
Our Planetary Cognitive Ecology, from Bacteria to Bach: Expanding the Circle of Care with Kate Hayles
Dialectic, Democracy & the Phenomenology of Double Consciousness
dialectic, democracy and double consciousness
Constellation Thinking
cognitions as a complex web connected by consciousness beyond thought
An Evolving Web of Complex Relations
love as an evolving complex web
Care is a form of knowledge Friday Diary from September 5th
care is a form of knowledge. the friday diary with andrea hiott
What is love? Friday Diary from August 29th
what is love? friday diary with andrea hiott
Body Knowledge
Body Knowledge and 4E Cognition
Love in Times of Crisis
love in a time of crisis with Wittgenstein and Rupert Read
Empowerment in Robotics with Dari
empowerment in robotics and real life
In Defence of the Human Being
“beyond self-hatred and narcissism to love and conviviality” with philosopher and psychiatrist Thomas Fuchs of Universität Heidelberg
Free Love: Rethinking Hegel’s Concept of Life with Karen Ng
Hegel and the tradition of Jena might be another way we can better understand the continuity of mind and life. The problem of contradiction might be a portal of paradox.
in defense of love, a bit overly sentimental but felt when spoken
love matters and we can experience the world at another vibration beyond dichotomy love, andrea
How to see the Blind Spot with philosopher Evan Thompson
How can we see the blind spot in philosophy and science? And why is the key to the meaning crisis and its ecological ramifications? with Evan Thompson
Life after Life with philosopher Alva Noë
The Entanglement with Alva Noë
Bernardo Kastrup is an Apple Blossom
What is consciousness?
Embracing Everyday Battles
Embracing Everyday Battles: The Power of Design in Life
Hidden Spring
The Hidden Spring and Consciousness as Feeling with psychoanalyst and neuropsychologist Marc Solms
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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.
