Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-06-13
Books mentioned on The Evolutionary Psychology Of Human Morality - Rob Kurzban - #796
Rob Kurzban is a psychologist and an author. What is morality?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Bell Curve
The Bell Curve by Richard J.
Discussed“like I remember people doing stuff on you know like the bell curve came out and sure there was some controversy”
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The New Puritans
The New Puritans by Andrew Doyle is a cultural critique that draws historical parallels between modern woke ideology and the moral panics of historical witch hunts.
Discussed“and I think what you know I didn't read the new Puritans but it sounds to what he's pointing to is we don't want to sacrifice those gains”
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The Paradox of Choice
The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz is a psychology book examining how an abundance of modern options leads to anxiety, decision fatigue, and chronic dissatisfaction.
Discussed“you know I always think all the time about Barry Schwarz is the Paradox of choice all the time I think about this it's like so fundamental”
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The Coddling of the American Mind
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt is a sociological critique that examines how well-intentioned ideas and safetyism are setting younger generations up for failure, with a particular focus on the detrimental effects of social media.
Discussed“I mean this is one of these things where you start taking this mismatch idea seriously we like oh this really matters because we're these barely you know we barely came down from the trees”
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Les Miserables
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is a classic historical novel that follows the redemption of ex-convict Jean Valjean in nineteenth-century France against a backdrop of political and social upheaval.
Discussed“I also like the example for I don't know why it is but in Lay mes right where the nobleman or whatever gets into it with is it fontine or Cosette”
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