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Fluidity

Matt Arnoldfluidity.libsyn.com
After the collapse of the 20th-century systematic mode of social organization, how can we move from our internet-enabled atomized mode, toward a fluid mode? We take problems of meaning-making, typically considered spiritual, and turn them into practical problems, which are more tractable. "Meaningness" begins with this episode: https://fluidity.libsyn.com/an-appetizer-purpose "Meaningness And Time" begins with this episode: https://fluidity.libsyn.com/meaningness-and-time-how-meaning-fell-apart 'In The Cells Of The Eggplant" begins with this episode: https://fluidity.libsyn.com/intro-to-metarationality You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold This is a nonfiction audiobook narrated by Matt Arnold with the permission of the author, David Chapman. Full text at: https://meaningness.com Please email me at fluidity@hey.com.
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Episodes

Stances Trump Systems, And Stances Are Unstable

People think they approach meaning in terms of religions or philosophies, but in practice, "stances" matter more. Original text is here: https://meaningness.com/stances-trump-systems Stances—responses to meaning—are unstable thought-patterns. Often we adopt several contradictory ones in rapid succession. Original text is here: https://meaningness.com/stances-are-unstable You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiob...

Feb 15, 202111 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Misunderstanding Meaningness Makes Many Miserable

Mistaken attitudes toward meaning create unnecessary psychological/spiritual/existential suffering. Original text is here: https://meaningness.com/misunderstanding-meaningness-makes-many-miserable Original music by Kevin MacLeod. You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold This podcast is under a Creative Commons Attribu...

Feb 07, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 4

What Is Meaningness?

Meaningness is the quality of being meaningful or meaningless. Original text here: https://meaningness.com/what-is-meaningness You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold Original music by Kevin MacLeod. This podcast is under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial International 4.0 License....

Jan 31, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Preview: Eternalism and Nihilism

Two stances that don't work: “Everything has a definite meaning” and “Nothing means anything.” The original text is here: https://meaningness.com/preview-eternalism-and-nihilism You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold Original music by Kevin MacLeod. This podcast is under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial...

Jan 25, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 2

An Appetizer: Purpose

I make audiobooks and release them as podcasts. The 20th-century systematic mode of social organization provided pre-packaged meaning, value, purpose, and ethics. It broke down. We entered an internet-enabled atomized mode of social organization, splintered into a kaleidoscope of meanings, without context. Audiobooks narrated in the Fluidity podcast will look toward constructing a fluid mode. Welcome to episode 1 of the next book, a work of non-fiction by David Chapman, a Buddhist and a former a...

Jan 17, 20219 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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