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Every book Robert Breedlove recommended on podcasts
Robert Breedlove appears on platforms like the Lex Fridman Podcast, where he articulates the philosophical underpinnings of Bitcoin, Austrian economics, mythology, and individual sovereignty. During his discussions, Breedlove has recommended a carefully curated selection of influential texts designed to challenge materialist worldviews and conventional financial paradigms. He strongly recommended Robert M. Pirsig's Lila, describing it as a beautiful book that refutes causality and asserts that value is fundamental, while also briefly noting Pirsig's earlier work Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. To address economic skepticism regarding Bitcoin, Breedlove pointed listeners to Ludwig von Mises's Human Action, characterizing it as the essential bible of Austrian economics. He also recommended Ferdinand Lips's Gold Wars to outline how governments have historically waged a cold war against gold. Furthermore, Breedlove put forward a foundational reading trilogy consisting of Jordan Peterson's Maps of Meaning for its deep dive into the history and social reflection of mythology, Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning to illustrate internal sovereignty and the final human freedom, and the aforementioned philosophical explorations of value.
Books recommended by Robert Breedlove
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Human Action
Human Action by Ludwig von Mises, with Bettina Bien Greaves, is a foundational treatise on economics that outlines the principles of praxeology and Austrian economic theory.
Recommended“I would challenge them to read the book Human Action WR by written by misus I think in 1949 he published the English version it's essential essentially the the Bible of Austrian economics”
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Lila
Lila by Robert Pirsig is a philosophical novel that serves as a sequel to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, delving deeper into a metaphysics centered on quality and fundamental value.
Discussed“but this dovetailed nicely with another book called Leela um the the author is Robert perig so he wrote Zen In The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance which is a very popular book book 20 years later he wrote Leela which no one's heard of which is crazy and he basically says he was wrong about his first book and he”
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Maps of Meaning
Maps of Meaning by Jordan B.
Discussed“we did a a book club on his book maps of meaning and he engaged with us about it so hoping to deliver the orange pill to Mr Peterson”
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Gold Wars
Gold Wars by Ferdinand Lips is an investigative book that examines the historical and financial conflicts surrounding precious metals.
Recommended“There's a great book on this called the gold Wars um that that outlines how governments have been waging a cold war against gold for the past 50 years”
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Man S Search For Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Emil Frankl is a profound psychological memoir and exploration of human resilience, detailing the author's survival in Nazi concentration camps and introducing his framework of logotherapy.
Recommended“and as I argue in a lot of my writing actually think that sovereignty inheres within the individual and that we each have our own interiorized space of choice which is something like Victor Frankle called the final human freedom and that we no matter what our circumstances are no matter what exogenous situation we Face we always have this”
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The Constitution of the United States and related documents
The Constitution of the United States and related foundational documents establish the legal framework, separation of powers, and structural limitations of the American federal government.
Recommended“and then the last one would be I think I mentioned this at the beginning was that book Leela by Robert pers where he's you know making the case that value is fundamental”
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Zen
Zen by Robert Linssen is a philosophical book that explores Eastern spiritual traditions and their practical applications to everyday human consciousness.
Recommended“Robert perig so he wrote Zen In The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance which is a very popular book book 20 years later he wrote Leela which no one's heard of”
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Honest Money
Discussed“so there's a great book on this called honest money by Gary North and in that book he gives the parable of the wine maker”
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Man's Search For Ultimate Meaning
Man's Search For Ultimate Meaning by Viktor Frankl is a profound psychological and philosophical exploration of human resilience, detailing the author's harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps and outlining his framework for finding purpose amidst extreme suffering.
Discussed“That's one of my favorite books is U man for meeting maybe we can break that apart a little bit”
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The Bitcoin Standard
The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous is a comprehensive examination of the history of money that analyzes how sound currency shapes human civilization and advocates for the Austrian economic perspective on cryptocurrency.
Discussed“but he had written um the forward to a really important book in Bitcoin called the Bitcoin standard for safety in a moose and then I think they had a little Twitter beef because safe was is very much against covid mask and state intervention whereas tb's on the other side of the fence”
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The Book of Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi is a classic treatise on strategy, tactical thinking, and martial philosophy written by a legendary seventeenth-century Japanese swordsman.
Discussed“uh who wrote Masashi wrote the book of five rings”
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The Case Against Reality
The Case Against Reality by Donald David Hoffman is a scientific exploration arguing that human perceptual systems have evolved to hide objective reality rather than reveal it, prioritizing adaptive utility over truth.
Discussed“most of my thinking is shaped by a book I read recently called the case against reality um which introduced me to this concept”
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The Sovereign Individual
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg is a provocative economic and political text that predicts major societal shifts, the decline of the nation-state, and the rise of digital currencies and decentralized power.
Discussed“I've written a lot about this uh in a new series called sovereignism which is based Loosely on a book called The sovereign individual”
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M.
Discussed“but this dovetailed nicely with another book called Leela um the the author is Robert perig so he wrote Zen In The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance which is a very popular book book 20 years later he wrote Leela which no one's heard of”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| #176 – Robert Breedlove: Philosophy of Bitcoin from First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2021-04-17 | 21 |