Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-02-15
Books mentioned on 151. Neurobiologist, Philosopher, and Addict
Owen Flanagan's newest book details his 20-year dependence on alcohol and pills — and outlines his research on what addiction can tell us about the nature of consciousness. SOURCES:Owen Flanagan, philosopher, neurobiologist, and professor emeritus at Duke University.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Bodhisattva's Brain
Discussed“now you ended up examining Buddhism from a philosophical and neuroscientific perspective in a book that's called the bodh sata's brain right”
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Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book
Discussed“for example in the what they call the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous there's a preface by Dr silkworth in which he says that his view is that addiction is an allergy”
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Atheism is Winning!
Atheism is Winning! is a provocative text that invites reflection on contemporary cultural and ideological shifts.
Discussed“in 19 39 when Alcoholics Anonymous published the big books of Alcoholics Anonymous they realized oh my God our book is a bestseller and we're a nonprofit”
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous by Alcoholics Anonymous serves as the foundational text and guide for the twelve-step recovery program established by the fellowship.
Discussed“in 19 39 when Alcoholics Anonymous published the big books of Alcoholics Anonymous they realized oh my God our book is a bestseller and we're a nonprofit”
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Drug Use for Grown-Ups
Drug Use for Grown-Ups by Carl L.
Discussed“he is a recreational heroin smoker and his book in which he defends legalizing all drugs is very libertarian and he's clear about that”
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What Is It Like to Be an Addict?
What Is It Like to Be an Addict? by Owen Flanagan is a compelling exploration of substance use that combines rigorous scientific research and cutting-edge thinking with a deeply personal memoir.
Recommended“Owen Flanigan's book on addiction is entitled what is it like to be an addict it's a fascinating combination of how highly personal Memoir and cuttingedge scientific thinking on addiction”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so I had written a book called Consciousness Recons Ed in the early 90s and the current Dal Lama is quite interested in science”