Episode · The Rubin Report · 2019-04-17
Books mentioned on The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society (Nicholas Christakis Interview)
Nicholas Christakis (Sociologist & Author) joins Dave to discuss the Yale Halloween costume debacle, his book 'Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society', the importance of free and open conversation, the value of friendship, and more. Learn more about your ad choices.
Nicholas Christakis discussed The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper, and Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl. Dave Rubin discussed Blueprint by Nicholas A. Christakis and The Moral Arc by Michael Shermer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.
Discussed“you know there's that that there's that scene in Lord of the Rings where Aragorn rushes the gates you know”
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The Open Society and Its Enemies
The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper is a renowned philosophical defense of liberal democracy and critical rationalism against totalitarian ideologies.
Discussed“so I mean I think you know the open society and its and its enemies you know I think there is a sense in which you can use the tools to destroy the foundation”
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Blueprint
Blueprint by Nicholas A.
Discussed“so it's called blueprint the evolutionary origins of a good society so let's start with the tag there”
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The Moral Arc
The Moral Arc by Michael Shermer is a comprehensive nonfiction book that examines how science, reason, and human rights have driven moral progress throughout history.
Discussed“and schirmer's book I can see yeah these are great okay so uh yeah the moral arc okay great”
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“he survives the Nazi concentration camps and he goes and he writes a famous book called man's search for meaning after he's liberated it writes it ten days after his liberation”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“joining me today as a sociologist a physician a professor at Yale University and author of the new book blueprint the evolutionary origins of a good society Nick Christakis”
“that's part of this book that I've been working on for 10 years”
“and schirmer's book I can see yeah the moral arc”