Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-01-18
Chris Williamson & Rikki Schlott: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom
What They Don't Want You To Know About Cancel Culture - Rikki Schlott
Rikki Schlott discussed The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson, Woke Racism by John McWhorter, On Liberty by John Stuart Mill, 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 Selfish Gene
Discussed“We kind of refer to Richard Dawkins' idea of a meme because cancel culture is very effective.”
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12 Rules for Life
Discussed“When I got there, I was understandably, I think in retrospect, concerned for my social standing, so I was hiding Thomas Sowell books and Jordan Peterson books under my bed, which is really embarrassing in retrospect.”
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On Liberty
Discussed“and you know for for example I I've never learned John Stewart Mills on Liberty”
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The Coddling of the American Mind
Discussed“my co-author um his previous book is the coddling of the American mind which concentrated quite a lot on parenting and its impact on politics and gen z”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“My co-author’s previous book, 'The Coddling of the American Mind', delved deeply into how parenting impacts politics and Gen Z.”