Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-06-13
Chris Williamson & Rob Kurzban: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #796
The Evolutionary Psychology Of Human Morality - Rob Kurzban - #796
Rob Kurzban is a psychologist and an author. What is morality?
Rob Kurzban discussed The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and others and Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Chris Williamson discussed The New Puritans by Andrew Doyle, The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz, and The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and others.
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 examines modern social justice movements and online cancellation culture by drawing historical parallels to the Salem witch trials.
Discussed“I had a conversation with Andrew Doyle who wrote a book called the new Puritans using the Salem Witch Trials as a historical comparison to look at what's happening with a lot of cancellation and social justice at the moment”
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The Paradox of Choice
The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz is a behavioral psychology book that investigates how an overabundance of modern options leads to decision fatigue, anxiety, and diminished personal satisfaction.
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 investigates how modern safetyism, declining childhood resilience, and the rapid rise of social media are negatively impacting the mental health and emotional development of younger generations.
Discussed“coddling of the American mind [ __ ] like that the professors yeah are feeling this”
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Les Miserables
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is an epic 1862 French novel following ex-convict Jean Valjean and other characters against a sweeping backdrop of nineteenth-century social injustice and revolution.
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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