Podcast: Lex Fridman Podcast
Episode: John Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom | Lex Fridman Podcast #317
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode, complete with an Amazon buy link and quotes from the episode.
The Denial of Death
Buy on Amazon"Ernest Becker talked about this in his book 'Denial of Death', stating that the fear of death is an important motivator in our lives."
On Bullshit
Buy on Amazon"You have an excellent 50-part lecture series online on the meaning crisis, and I think you describe in modern times an increase in depression, loneliness, cynicism, and, wait for it, the term used technically by Harry Frankfurt and adopted by you."
Will to Power, Nietzsche's Last Idol
Buy on Amazon"Nietzsche's 'Will to Power', Freud's thoughts about wanting to have sex with your mother – all these different explanations are what truly motivate human beings."
