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Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-03-13

Books mentioned on Creating A Life Of Meaning & Wisdom - John Vervaeke - #294

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John Vervaeke is an Associate Professor at the University Of Toronto. There is a meaning crisis upon us.

John Vervaeke discussed Grt Trials of the 20th Century by Wayne Anderson and others and Change in view by Gilbert Harman.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Grt Trials of the 20th Century

    Wayne Anderson, Greg Roensch, Bill Scheppler, Lita Sorenson, Steven Olson, Betty Burnett, Simone Payment, Kerry Hinton · at 26:53

    Why people recommend it: Grt Trials of the 20th Century by Wayne Anderson, Greg Roensch, Bill Scheppler, Lita Sorenson, Steven Olson, Betty Burnett, Simone Payment, and Kerry Hinton is a compilation exploring significant legal cases.

    Discussed
    “I mean augustine invents the sense of self the interior self that we now think is natural... You can see kerry's book on it is beautiful”
    John Vervaeke Creating A Life Of Meaning & Wisdom - John Vervaeke - #294 2021-03-13 Listen at 26:53
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  2. Change in view

    Gilbert Harman · at 36:32

    Discussed
    “if you tried to be bayesian right you would you that's computationally intractable you'd be call it combinatorially explosive you can't do it”
    John Vervaeke Creating A Life Of Meaning & Wisdom - John Vervaeke - #294 2021-03-13 Listen at 36:32
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
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