Justin McSweeny: Oppositional Processing and Illumine Life

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Join us for a profound exploration into the depths of opponent processing, self exploration, and the illumined life with our distinguished guest, Justin McSweeny.
Justin is the host of the Idea Cast Interview series on YouTube and Spotify. He is also the creator and curator of the Illumine Life project, a free web site that helps people with personal inquiry and the facilitation of transformative practices.
As a host of an interview series and a passionate explorer of third-generation cognitive science, our guest brings a unique perspective to the table: Interviewing the interviewer.

Delving into the realms of 4E cognitive science—extended, embodied, embedded, and enacted cognition—our conversation unravels the intricacies of how our minds interact with the world. From empathic cognition to evolutionary processes, we dissect the 4 P's of knowing—propositional, participatory, procedural, and perspectival—unveiling their roles as engines of transformation in our understanding of self and environment.

Beyond theoretical frameworks, we confront the false dichotomy between mind and body in philosophy of mind, seeking a holistic perspective on mindedness that transcends ideological boundaries. Our guest navigates these complex themes with clarity, offering insights into predictive processing, active inference, and recursive relevance realization as tools for personal growth and development.

Ultimately, our dialogue revolves around sense-making, meaning-making, and purpose discovery, utilizing psycho-technologies and philosophical insights to nurture human wellbeing amidst the chaos of the world. Join us as we embark on a journey to uncover the essence of human thriving and the ecology of practices that sustain it.
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Meet Yogi Jim and Beachman Rick, two Michigan natives who now call Port Charlotte, Florida home. Jim's journey includes serving in the US Navy, specializing in nuclear power on submarines. He's transitioned through roles in sales, owned a yoga studio, trained extensively in yoga, served as a Youth Director at Unity Church, and now thrives as a Labor and Delivery Nurse. Rick, also a Navy veteran skilled in nuclear power and submarine service, pursued careers in sales, owned a landscaping company, worked in car sales, and now excels as a solar power expert at Advance Solar. Rick's musical passion includes playing bass guitar in a band and he's deeply engaged in politics. Together, their lively discussions and stories promise both entertainment and laughter.