_All Things Shining_ http://amzn.to/2pyetIp has the same aim as _Meaningness_: an account of meaning, neither nihilistic nor eternalistic.
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Hubert Dreyfus coauthored _All Things Shining_; my PhD drew heavily on his critique of artificial intelligence:https://meaningness.com/metablog/ken-wilber-boomeritis-artificial-intelligence#AI …
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Dreyfus’s _Being-In-The-World_, an explication of Heidegger’s account of meaning, heavily influences _Meaningness_:http://amzn.to/2oqnTB5
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It took me six years to get around to reading _All Things Shining_. Tempted to blog about it, but I’m going to post some bits instead.
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_All Things Shining_ casts Captain Ahab as the Kantian desire to find certainty in a world where meanings are hidden:pic.twitter.com/73mvAlpDYB
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Ahab’s insane error is eternalism: the stance that there is some singular, ultimate Truth underlying all meaningfulness.pic.twitter.com/1auS4Y9FUC
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Dreyfus/Melville’s hero Ishmael’s insight is also that of Vajrayana Buddhism: that the actual world is sacred, and adequately meaningful.pic.twitter.com/4BI8fEZ0p2
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Much contemporary guff starts from implicit assumed nihilism, and talks about “finding your own true meaning” by some heroic mystical quest.
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But meaning is obvious everywhere—if you do not blind yourself to it with the idiotic Quest For The Ultimate Truth Of Everything.pic.twitter.com/hxOPu36OHG
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To find out what is meaningful, you must learn to see. Coffee is a trivial example, but the same pattern applies to the most consequential.pic.twitter.com/Th2nRTOJGj
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I described learning to see, reopening the senses, and finding out what you like, in my recent Shadow Eating series:https://buddhism-for-vampires.com/hunting-the-shadow#reopening …
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When you pay close attention in order to appreciate the unique specifics of an occasion, routine is transformed into sacred ritual.pic.twitter.com/Gs4ZKEBBxX
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Great value in non-rational, communal sacred ritual—and great danger. Dreyfus’ “meta-poesis” plays similar role to my “meta-rationality”…pic.twitter.com/tSRkBCY4Ti
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