A Universal Learning Process

by Brendan Graham Dempsey

This serialization of The Evolution of Meaning through Sky Meadow Press has been discontinued following the official publication of The Evolution of Meaning trilogy through IAM Press. Revised and updated versions of I. A Universal Learning Process and II. Psyche and Symbolic Learning appear as Chapters 1 and 2, respectively, in The Evolution of Meaning, Volume 1: Cosmos to Culture.

Genres: Philosophy

150 pages, Paperback

Published June 27, 2024

About the author

Brendan Graham Dempsey is a writer whose work focuses on the meaning crisis and the nature of spirituality in metamodernity.

He earned his BA in Religious Studies from the University of Vermont and his MA in Religion and the Arts from Yale University. ​

He lives in Wolcott, Vermont.

Reviews

[Teo]

2025.10.15–2025.10.15

Contents

Dempsey BG (2025) (02:28) Universal Learning Process, A - The Evolution of Meaning, Book 1

Foreword

Energy and Information
Information and Meaning
Meaning and Complexification

Complexification and Learning
• 1. Structural Learning (Matter)
• 2. Genetic Learning (Life)
• 3. Cognitive Learning (Mind)
• 4. Symbolic Learning (Culture)

Meaning across Scales
The Sacred

Notes

[Caleb Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

A unique and concise endeavor to explain the evolving physical and sacred origins of meaning across matter, life, mind, and culture through the universal processes of complexification and learning. Highly recommended.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I join Jim Rutt in strongly recommending this book.