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Every book John Lennox recommended on podcasts
Across 4 podcasts. Every show John Lennox appears on, in one place — not just one.
John Lennox’s most recommended books
- The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis
- That hideous strength by C.S. Lewis
- Das Capital Volume One by Karl Marx
- Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
- Homo Deus A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
- Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
- The Matter With Things by Iain McGilchrist
- The Septuagint by Harry Meyer Orlinsky
John Lennox is a Christian apologist, mathematician, and philosopher who is best known as a professor of mathematics at Oxford University and for his public debates with prominent atheists. During an appearance on How I Write, Lennox recommended C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man and That Hideous Strength, stating that every believer ought to read them to understand the redefinition and potential abolition of humanity through technological and genetic intervention. On the same podcast, he mentioned David Gooding's authority on The Septuagint while discussing his own humanities background, and he referenced Max Tegmark's Life 3.0 when considering futuristic scenarios involving advanced technology. On The Diary Of A CEO, Lennox discussed Yuval Noah Harari's Homo Deus in the context of transhumanism and the agenda to enhance human happiness and physical life, and he pointed to Iain McGilchrist's The Matter with Things as a major influence on his thinking about artificial intelligence and how the two hemispheres of the brain shape human perception. He also discussed C.S. Lewis's work on the Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, returning to the theme that certain scientific and genetic ambitions will not liberate humanity but rather abolish it.
Books recommended by John Lennox
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The Abolition of Man
The Abolition of Man by C.S.
Recommended“There are two books I say every believer ought to read. One is the abolition of man and the other is that hideous strength. The third one of his science fiction books.”
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That hideous strength
That Hideous Strength by C.S.
Recommended“There are two books I say every believer ought to read. One is the abolition of man and the other is that hideous strength. The third one of his science fiction books.”
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Das Capital Volume One
Das Capital Volume One by Karl Marx is a foundational theoretical text examining the critique of political economy, the mechanics of capitalism, and the dynamics of labor and surplus value.
Discussed“I remember when I was about 13, my father came along, he says, "Here's a book you need to read." It was Marx's "Das Kapital." I said, "Dad, have you read it?" He said, "No." "So why should I read it?" "You need to know what other people think."”
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Homo Deus
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari explores the future of humankind, charting how societies might evolve and addressing the rise of artificial intelligence and transhumanism.
Discussed“it seems to me that the whole hodas phenomenon as for example Illustrated in the book by yal Noah Harari on artificial intelligence”
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Homo Deus A Brief History of Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari's thought-provoking book Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow investigates the trajectory of humanity as science and technology increasingly target mortality, happiness, and divinity.
Discussed“Now, one of the people who's spreading that kind of transhumanist vision is the Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari, and he's written a book called Homodeus, the man-god.”
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Life 3.0
Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark is a compelling exploration of artificial intelligence and its potential to radically reshape the future of human life, intelligence, and civilization.
Discussed“And you get seriousminded physicists like Max Tegmark. Is he in Princeton or MIT? I can't remember which. But Max Tegmark has written a book called Life 3.0. Okay. And he has a dozen different scenarios for the future.”
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The Matter With Things
The Matter With Things by Iain McGilchrist is a comprehensive philosophical and neuroscientific work that explores human perception, the structure of reality, and the differences between the brain's hemispheres.
Discussed“And one of the people who've influenced my thinking about AI a lot is Dr. Iain McGilchrist, the author of this fascinating book called The Matter with Things.”
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The Septuagint
Discussed“And my mentor for 50 years was the late professor David Gooding who was a classicist but he was a world authority in the Septuagent which is the Greek version of the Old Testament.”
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Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“So I wrote two books, one 2020, called 2084 is the title of my book, Artificial Intelligence and of of humanity.”
“That's been so meaningful in my life as I spell out in detail my autobiography.”
“And I'd love you to ask me that question when you've read that autobiography.”
“So I actually did many studies with him including the ideas and thoughts that for many years that led to my most recent book on revelation.”
“My argument is very simple and it's not it doesn't arise first in my book on revelation. And I wrote a book called 2084. And in that book I said look if we are prepared to take seriously the kind of argument that Tegmark makes”
“We've always been skeptical about the idea that random processes can increase information as distinct from variation, so I have huge problems with this, which is why I wrote a book about it recently.”