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Every book Terrence Keeley recommended on podcasts
Terrence Keeley appeared on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to discuss various topics related to global economics, policy, and societal structures. During the episode, Keeley recommended and discussed several notable books that address these complex issues. He highlighted Bjorn Lomborg's book Best Things First, pointing out that it outlines twelve different practical global policy solutions. Keeley also brought up Pope Francis's papal encyclical Praise Be to You - Laudato Si' to discuss important trade-offs regarding prosperity and the ongoing climate crisis. Additionally, he referenced Raghuram Rajan's The Third Pillar, which explores the primary pillars of societal good through the lens of finance and economics. Finally, Keeley discussed William MacAskill's What We Owe the Future, utilizing the Oxford philosopher's arguments to examine human responsibilities to future generations. Throughout the discussion, Keeley engaged with these texts to illustrate various perspectives on investment, environmental policy, and long-term societal planning, providing listeners with a broad overview of contemporary economic and philosophical literature.
Books recommended by Terrence Keeley
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Best Things First
Best Things First by Bjorn Lomborg is a nonfiction book that examines global priorities and evaluates policies designed to address the world's most pressing challenges.
Recommended“Lor's most recent book best things first and you know let's just be very clear in this book Boran lomborg points out 12 different policies”
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Praise Be to You - Laudato Si'
Discussed“and even in loto C in the papal encyclical written by Pope Francis on the climate crisis he is very clear Jordan very clear that there are tradeoffs”
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The Third Pillar
The Third Pillar by Raghuram Rajan is an economic history and sociological study exploring how the delicate balance between the state, markets, and communities has broken down over time.
Discussed“it was written by rag Rajan who's a professor of Finance at the University of Chicago and it's called the third pillar and what the thesis that R Rajan has”
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What We Owe the Future
What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill is a foundational exploration of long-termism, arguing that humanity has a moral obligation to protect the vast potential of future generations.
Discussed“this is the William McAllister uh arguments that you probably what we owe the future a famous philosopher from uh Oxford University”
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Books Terrence Keeley wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410. Discussing Impact Investment and ESG's with a BlackRock Executive | Terrence Keeley | The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast | 2024-01-01 | 4 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I wrote a book on it and I'm just so incredibly optimistic about Humanity's future and the AR conference really helped un for me underscore a lot of those themes”
“I also have my own book sustainable which was endorsed by Pope Francis and Larry think wrote the forward that talks about these doz dozens of these exemplars of Hope”