In response to my last post Brian asked, “Does your stated belief in ‘higherness’ include an obligation to live in accordance with it? If so, what does that look like?” It is a fair question and one that I will attempt to answer – at least with my understanding at this point. First of all [...]
All posts tagged Conscious Evolution
Ultimate vs. Relative Intelligence
Posted by Jeff Carreira on August 30, 2009
http://evolutionaryphilosophy.com/2009/08/30/ultimate-vs-relative-intelligence/
The Evolution of Freedom in the Universe
I am inspired by all of your thoughtful and provocative comments to my last post and captivated by this idea that what we experience as freewill is not actually a quality of a human being, but a characteristic of the universe itself as embodied in a human being. As we explore what we know about [...]
Posted by Jeff Carreira on June 10, 2009
http://evolutionaryphilosophy.com/2009/06/10/the-evolution-of-freedom-in-the-universe/
If evolution is “change that sticks” what is “conscious evolution?”
Conscious Evolution in the simplest sense would seem to imply consciously, or deliberately, engaging in the process of evolution. In other words it means that human beings, who are aware of the process of evolution and have an understanding of the mechanisms through which it happens would engage in activities and make choices that support [...]
Posted by Jeff Carreira on May 31, 2009
http://evolutionaryphilosophy.com/2009/05/31/if-evolution-is-%e2%80%9cchange-that-sticks%e2%80%9d-what-is-%e2%80%9cconscious-evolution%e2%80%9d/
Characteristics of an Evolving Universe
Before continuing with my thoughts about free will, I thought it would be good to take a step back and take a wide angle look at what evolution and more specifically conscious evolution is all about. From one point of view American Philosophy – at least Pragmatism - has always been about conscious evolution in the [...]
Posted by Jeff Carreira on April 25, 2009
http://evolutionaryphilosophy.com/2009/04/25/characteristics-of-an-evolving-universe/
