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William James
A prominent 20th-century American psychologist who emphasized the importance of a well-trained and vigorous body alongside a well-trained and vigorous mind.
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Arthur Brooks on Reinvention, Religion, and the Science of Happiness | Conversations with Tyler
Conversations with Tyler
Considered the father of modern psychology, he separated the psyche into the 'I' and 'Me' selves and emphasized balancing introspection with outward focus.
Cultivating Awe & Emotional Connection in Daily Life | Dr. Dacher Keltner
Andrew Huberman
Philosopher who focused on the body and physiology in emotion, and noted that 'words are tattered fragments' for describing transcendent experiences.
Why Inner Life Practices? - Global Philosophy | Episode 2605 | Closer To Truth
Closer To Truth
Author of 'The Varieties of Religious Experience', who argued that mystical experience is the basis of religion and pushes individuals beyond self-centeredness.
Stanford Neuroscientist: Can’t Remember Your Dreams? Your Brain May Be Warning You!
The Diary Of A CEO
The great psychologist who introduced the concept of brain plasticity 100 years ago, comparing the brain's ability to mold and hold shape to plastic.
Is Consciousness a Fundamental Building Block of the Universe? | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Closer To Truth
Mentioned as someone who struggled with convincing himself that he mattered, despite external recognition.
Why a Landscape of Consciousness | Episode 2801 | Closer To Truth
Closer To Truth
Philosopher and psychologist whose concept of 'stubborn raw facts' is invoked by Alex Gomez Marin when discussing the importance of empirical data.
Something Is Very Wrong With Modern Life - Arthur Brooks
Chris Williamson
Philosopher and psychologist who coined the terms 'Me self' and 'I self' to distinguish between self-referential thought and transcendent experience.
Dante #10: Purgatory Cantos 5-14
Predictive History
American philosopher interested in psychic phenomena, who after years of study believed in the existence of ghosts but found they had uninteresting things to say.
Dante Livestream #10 (Thursday, June 25 9AM)
Predictive History
American philosopher interested in psychic phenomena, whose study of ghosts is mentioned as analogous to Banquo's dismissal of the witches.
Dante #11: Purgatory Cantos 15-25
Predictive History
Professor Brahmer's take on him: he believed angels existed but were boring, lacking much consciousness, aligning with their limited agency in Dante's work.