Episode 113
Towards a Culture of Fractal Flourishing
As we collectively question the foundations of our global culture, its systems, and our individual lifestyles, we are in great need of guidance around human identity, values and how we create meaningful and life-honouring lives.
In this conversation with author Jeremy Lent we dive into the methods and impact of meaning-making, the history and cultural differences of the human identity, mirror neurons and group coherence, hedonia and eudaimonia, and the possibility of fractal flourishing.
In this podcast we talk about:
02:40 The impact of meaning-making
07:35 The selfish gene vs collaboration
12:22 The rise of dominant hierarchies
15:00 Origins of the body/mind split
20:40 Expanding the human identity
23:50 The power of ontological reductionism
27:50 The indigenous worldview
32:45 Mirror neurons and group coherence
36:30 Our fundamental interconnectedness
42:30 The outcomes of extractive capitalism
49:00 Hedonia and eudaimonia
53:40 What is fractal flourishing
1:00:10 The “future” is a verb
Resources Mentioned:
The web of meaning, Jeremy Lent
The patterning instinct, Jeremy Lent
Dan Siegel
Neo-Confucianism
Eudaimonia
The spirit level, Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett