2.13 Classical Science
Resources used to support session 2.13 Classical Science, of the Shepway and District u3a Science, Philosophy, and Spirituality Group.
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Perspective: Science, Philosophy, and Spirituality
Classical Science: Grounding the Soil
This session re-examines classical science as a global, relational practice—not just a European invention. From early sensation to modern abstraction, we explore its power, limits, and cultural cost. Featuring insights from McGilchrist and Frank, it invites us to reimagine science as both rigorous method and deeply human endeavour.
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When Knowledge Becomes Extraction: A Species in Metamorphosis
An invitation to reflect on the paradox at the heart of human nature: that the very capacities enabling our flourishing—our knowledge, culture, and extraction—may now threaten the planetary web we depend on. What might it mean to become Homo sapiens participans?
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Fixes That Fail: How Two Loops Entangle Us in Mechanistic Misattunement—And How We Might Find Our Way Back
A Speed Awareness Course prompts reflection on how a mechanistic worldview subtly captures our thinking. This essay explores two loops—the inner CROWN practice and the outer Relational Krebs Cycle—and how their distortion leads to disconnection. A call to re-attune, compost assumptions, and re-enter the world with gentler, wiser presence.
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Resonance Across Registers: From Rooftop Revelation to the Relational Krebs Cycle
A rooftop revelation in Rye sparked this reflection on how our patterns of attention shape our relationships, decisions, and the world we co-create. Integrating insights from McGilchrist, Buber, Ostrom, and Bourgeault, this piece explores a “relational Krebs cycle” as a regenerative model for thinking, leading, and living.
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