Meaningful Participation
The philosophy of self authorship
Welcome
Welcome to the Meaningful Participation website. Read this to find out more about what this site is about.
Opposed thinking
Opposed thinking is a kind of thinking in which habits of thought are triggered without the intervention of conscious thought.
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Third force blind
We have a cultural habit of only seeing individual elements but not the larger context that connects them together.
Dependable practice
A Dependable practice is generally catalysed when a person decides they’ve had enough and they want to make a change in their life. They want something different and have decided they’re going to take responsibility for making it happen.
Projected authority
Projected authority is a state where we have given away our authority to define ouselves, what is important and how to realise that.
Circularity
Circularity is a feature of living systems that means we can become invisibly trapped inside of arbitrary limits. Definitely something important to be aware of.
My participation matters
My participation matter is an affirmation of the preciousness & finiteness of life
Systematics
Systematics is the name given by John G. Bennett (1897–1974) to a branch of systems science that he developed in the mid-twentieth century.
Reciprocal maintenance
The law of Reciprocal maintenance is a model of life that speaks to the role that humankind plays in the universe.
Self authorship
Self authorship is an affirmation that my participation matters in the quality of my life.
Capability
Capability is the essential quality of life that enables potentiality to be converted Into actuality.