Rupert Sheldrake on learning by doing, cancel culture and the moral vacuum at the heart of education
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of more than 100 scientific papers and 9 books, and the co-author of a further 6 books. His books have been published in 28 languages. And on ResearchGate, the largest scientific and academic online network, his Research Interest Score places him in the top 4% of scientists.
It’s fair to say that Rupert is something of a controversial figure. This can be seen in the response to his first major work A New Science of Life, published in 1981, in which advanced the hypothesis of morphic resonance, the idea that there’s a kind of memory in nature. As we discuss in this episode, this book was described somewhat illiberally - on the front cover of Nature, no less, the world’s leading science journal - as a “book for burning”.
It’s also fair to say that the controversy surrounding Rupert’s work has not really abated since then. Rupert’s work largely focuses on asking questions that probe at the edges of the materialist understanding of reality. This can be seen in his later books ‘seven experiments that could change the world, dogs that know when their owners are coming home, and the sense of being stared at.
In this conversation we mainly discuss Rupert’s two most recent books, Science and Spiritual Practices and Ways to Go Beyond And Why They Work. This is a fascinating conversation in which we discuss the rather peculiar fashion within science education for using the passive voice - a test tube was taken, rather than I took a test tube… The horrors of being a biophile working in animal vivisection, an experience Rupert and I share… The way in which nature is structured as a kind of hierarchy of nested wholes - w h o l e s - each nested within the next level up… the way in which materialism eats itself… and what Rupert describes as the moral vacuum at the heart of education… and the fact that cancel culture is nothing new, and has in fact existed within science for several decades.
Lots more fascinating controversy in other words. It’s rather a lot to squeeze into an hour, I’m sure you’ll agree.
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Rupert’s (banned) TEDx talk - • Banned TED Talk: The S...
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Thank you both. It is always a wonderful experience listening to Rupbert Sheldrake.
I grew up as a very young child underneath the stars, by rivers, caves, waterfalls, and planted seeds for gardens, bee hives, on a farm , a child with many animals. Walks in forrest in nature. I am of Cherokee blood.
I was very fortunate and still am in many ways.
I could listen to Rupert Sheldrake all day. Great interview.
I love this conversation between two calm, intelligent, humane people 🪷
Marvellous interview with a wonderful man. God bless Rupert Sheldrake, and thanks to you for this video.
Rupbert Sheldrake is a gift to humanity.
Thank you for interviewing Rupert Sheldrake with his wonderful mind and insights. ❤
Wonderful discussion. Thank you!
I appreciated your questions to Rupert. Thank you.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Another great talk thanks P.S. does anyone know the name of the song at the end?
Could a native speaker describe the language/accent Mr Sheldrake speaks, please (it is beautiful)?
What does Rupert think about Michael Levin’s work on bioelectrics? Do his theory of morphic resonance and Michael Levin’s work fit together?
Ask Dr. Iain McGilchrist who speaks with all of them.❤
They work in slightly different ways but in a nutshell, yes, they are consistent with each other.
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I can’t see an argument against morphic resonance Everywhere is vibration.
The disembodied mind is a very gnostic pseudo-virtue.
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Hi John,
Ok. I apologise because what I said wasn’t clear. It takes some unpacking:
Problem with Gnosticism is the duality between the physical and the spiritual. So: material realm bad, spirit good. This leads to all sorts of problems including an unhealthy attitude towards our own bodies and a lack of sense of responsibility for a physical earth that it considers to be inherently evil and temporal.
So Gnosticism tends to lead to adherents living in the intellect and being too heavenly minded to be of any earthly use. And it thinks this is a virtue.
However what Rupert Sheldrake is exploring is the intuitive understanding that “primitive” cultures teach us, that the transcendent is in fact accessed through the imminent physical and not in negation of it. This is a much more integrated approach and can lead to a unitive consciousness rather than the fragmented consciousness of duality that sees the physical body at war with the spirit/mind.
So I summarise in short hand by saying that the disembodied mind is gnostic pseudo-Virtue. That’s the trouble with CZcams comments. They’re often standing for things we know we mean, but really need unpacking before they make any sense to others. So, thanks for asking.