• Mapping the Medium
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    My next writing focus for Evrostics will be on the topic of ethics. I find that there is much to explore about this for Evrostics in the thought and works of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin.

    Regarding 'strife', at every level (cosmic, individual, ethical), there is a tension (Peirce's Secondness) between forces that drives change and growth. This tension is not merely conflict but a dynamic interplay that generates (Peirce's Thirdness) creativity, adaptation, and transformation.

    Regarding 'relational ontology', beings are not bounded and isolated but exist in an intricate web of interrelations and interpretations that form what we perceive as identity. Identity is not static but continuously shaped and reshaped through relational interactions and variations in perceptions within this relational web.

    Regarding 'emergent meaning', through interaction—whether it’s the interplay of opposites (Heraclitus), the striving of Conatus (Spinoza), the mediation of triads (Peirce), or dialogical acts (Bakhtin's 'answerability')—new perspectives of understanding and existence emerge. These perspectives are not limited to abstraction, but become 'Thirdness-stabilized' by habit and contextual realizations of the ongoing relational process.

    So, I'm posting this here to see if anyone would like to dialogue about these topics and help each other discover new insights.
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    These are some of the points I'd like to focus on and explore in this thread.

    In Spinoza's Conatus, ethical striving arises from the effort to enhance one’s being in harmony with others and Nature.

    In Bakhtin's Answerability, ethical responsibility is dialogical, rooted in responding to others and one’s unique place within a lived moment.

    >> In Evrostics, ethics becomes a dynamic practice of relational alignment, where actions enhance the flourishing of interconnected systems (ecological, social, and cognitive).

    In Peirce's Thirdness, ethical understanding stabilizes through habits, shared norms, and meaning-making processes.

    In Bakhtin's Contextual Realization, ethical acts are grounded in specific, unrepeatable contexts, requiring sensitivity to the here-and-now.

    >> In Evrostics, ethical principles are emergent and adaptable, shaped by the ongoing interplay of relational contexts and guided by synechistic insights into the generative patterns of life.

    In Heraclitus' Strife, opposing forces generate creative possibilities and new harmonies.

    In Spinoza's Conatus, striving is not selfish but relational, contributing to the flourishing of beings and their environments.

    >> In Evrostics, ethical dilemmas are opportunities for relational recalibration, where the resolution emerges from engaging with tensions creatively and synechistically.

    And in a nutshell...

    Continuity: Ethical actions must honor the continuity of life, recognizing the interdependence of all beings.
    Reciprocity: Ethics is reciprocal, requiring acknowledgment of the mutual influence between self, others, and the broader systems.
    Generativity: Ethical actions should enhance the generative potential of systems, fostering emergence, adaptability, and flourishing.

    So, what I'm looking for is any other aspects of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, or Bakhtin that enhance these principals. Thoughts anyone?
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