Dr. Fred first met Dennis Sandow through an online course he took from Humberto Maturana’s organization, Matríztica. 

Dennis Sandow was completely unprepared for what he encountered when as a college student in the 1970s he visited a state institution for people with developmental disabilities. Shaken and shocked by the experience, Dennis made an oath to dedicate his life’s work to closing such institutions. He then worked as a scientist-practitioner in the liberation movement of people with developmental disabilities, providing evidence that they could live outside institutions and within communities. This led to a cascade of inspiring experiences in defense of humanity. Much of the episode also centers around the work of Dennis’ friend and colleague, the Chilean biologist-turned-philosopher, Humberto Maturana. 

Here is some of what you’ll learn from Dr. Fred’s fascinating conversation with Dennis Sandow:

• The insidious connection between asylums and the eugenics movement
• Dennis’ startling discovery as he set out to collect an evidence base for the productivity of a "non-productive" population
• The limitations of “logic theory,” and how analysis “kills” the world around us
• How Humberto Maturana’s work leads to “lifting the psychic curtain”
• How Dr. Fred uses his "capacity to reset"

 

Episode Length: 1:04:39

 

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