Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2025-04-21
Books mentioned on Harvard Professor Reveals The Secret To Lasting Love & Happiness - Arthur Brooks - #931
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Chris Williamson discussed The Evolution of Desire by David M. Buss, Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright, and The Moral Animal by Robert Wright.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Evolution of Desire
The Evolution of Desire by David M.
Discussed“This guy reached out to him after he read the evolution of desire and in it David talks about an area of the brain that specifically gets turned on in men.”
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Why Buddhism is True
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright is an exploration of evolutionary psychology and ancient Buddhist philosophy that examines how the human mind creates suffering and how mindfulness can alter our perception of reality.
Discussed“There's this gorgeous idea from Robert Wright's Why Buddhism is True. That's a nice book.”
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The Moral Animal
The Moral Animal by Robert Wright is an influential exploration of evolutionary psychology that examines how natural selection has shaped human nature, morality, relationships, and social behavior.
Discussed“the book that got me into EP was The Moral Animal from 1991 or 1992 or something.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“So I wrote a book on this called from strength to strength about how people and they go through the course of their careers and they find that their interests change”
“I have a book every two or three years that comes out, a new one that's coming out in a year called The Meaning of Your Life. How to find deep purpose in an age of emptiness.”