E134| Towards A Philosophical Science of Purposeful Transformation w/ Chemical Ecologist Tim Jackson & Tim Adalin

Exploring intersections of chemical ecology, evolution, and humanity's relationship with technology in the era of technicity. Welcoming chemical ecologist Timothy Jackson in dialogue with Tim Adalin, we explore the prospects for developing "philosophical science of purposeful transformation." --- Access the shownotes & learn more about Voicecraft podcasts, events, courses and membership network @ https://www.voicecraft.io/content/towards-a-philosophical-science-of-purposeful-transformation-w/-chemical-ecologist-tim-jackson Support Voicecraft on Patreon @ https://www.voicecraft.io/voicecraft AI Gen chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:30 What is chemical ecology? 06:41 Life as technical and tool use 13:00 Simondon and the advent of technicity and evolution 15:03 Darwin versus popular evolutionary understanding 22:48 Participating in speciation and morphogenesis 27:30 Humanity's technical capacity and transformation 31:41 Transhumanism and philosophical science critique 40:10 Mediation between conservation and adaptation 45:08 Mutual transformation versus one-directional relationships 51:34 Musical improvisation as constraint and enablement 59:16 Risk-taking and trans-individual collective emergence 1:03:17 Purity, impurity and interior-exterior dynamics 1:13:57 Niche construction and inheritance patterns 1:26:00 Wisdom begins with acknowledging ignorance 1:37:22 Addiction as pathological attraction patterns Listen to the full intro song by Cantrips titled 'The Big Break' @ https://youtu.be/Qaj-stBL4W0