Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2017-03-13
Books mentioned on #930 - Will MacAskill
Will MacAskill is a philosopher and notable figure within the effective altruism movement. He is a tutorial fellow in philosophy at Lincoln College, Oxford.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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DMT: The Spirit Molecule
DMT: The Spirit Molecule by Rick Strassman documents the author's pioneering clinical research into dimethyltryptamine as the first federally approved study of psychedelics in humans at the University of New Mexico.
Discussed“he's the guy who wrote the uh book DMT The Spirit Molecule”
Where to get it
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Sapiens
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of the history and evolution of humankind, from ancient stone-age foragers to modern technological societies.
Discussed“I read if you know the book sapiens one of the no you're like the fifth person to talk about I got to get it everyone talks about sapiens”
Where to get it
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Animal Liberation
Animal Liberation by Peter Singer is a foundational text in animal rights philosophy that critically examines the ethics of modern farming and meat consumption.
Discussed“going back to Peter Singo where um you said the animal Liberation which was the name of his book which was kind of text you know founding text for what became the animal rights movement”
Where to get it
