Alastair Duckworth discusses his book-in-progress, The Golden Extremes, a play on Aristotle's Golden Mean and a fascinating look at how a deeper understanding of polarity may help to heal our fractured society. Links to ideas mentioned follow the timestamps. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Book Overview 07:22 The Paradoxical Nature of Design and Faith 22:39 The Relationship Between Courage and Virtue 25:48 The Importance of Polar Relationships in Marriage 30:14 The Transformative Power of Evil 35:46 The Relationship Between Truth, Goodness, and Beauty 41:06 The Relationship Between Fittedness, Goodness and Unity 46:18 The Importance of Every Part 53:46 The Importance of Implicit Elements in Building Community 1:00:36 The Challenge of Creating Meaningful Brands in Materialistic Companies 1:05:13 Life and Creativity as Polar Dynamics Rupert Sheldrake and Mae-Wan Ho on Everything is Life: Part 1: https://youtu.be/IwMWTD-nyck?si=ljcZv4Sfjqjxn2Zx Part 2: https://youtu.be/9Z5D8v4EYHQ?si=p0sj_lVhR5LAfm2A Stephen Talbott's book, free on-line Organisms and Their Evolution - Agency and Meaning in the Drama of Life https://bwo.life/bk/index.htm

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