The New Science of Self-Actualization (Robert Wright & Scott Barry Kaufman)

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News & Politics, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2020

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Scott's new book, Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization ... Debunking myths about Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs ... The origins of humanistic psychology ... Optimism for the thinking person ... Psychological security in an era of new threats and superficial social connections ... Psychological growth: exploration, love, and purpose ... Defining "peak experiences" ... Scott says Bob is a "transcender." Bob is skeptical. ... Is this a kind of secular spirituality? ... Evaluating peak experiences achieved through psychedelics ...

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast from Meaning of Life TV.
0:08.5	Hi, Scott.
0:11.6	Hi, Scott.
0:13.9	Hi, Robert.
0:15.5	Or Bob.
0:16.7	Which one should I call you?
0:19.2	You know, it's up to you.
0:21.0	If you want to remind me of one of my siblings, you can call me Robert.
0:26.2	And if you want to remind me of any other living person, you can call me Bob.
0:30.7	Okay, I'll call you Bob today.
0:32.1	Did you see my tweet this morning about how excited I was to chat with you today?
0:37.1	Oh, yeah, yeah. You must have a big Twitter following because that had a number of likes. this morning about how excited I was to chat with you today.
0:37.8	Yeah, yeah.
0:41.1	You must have a big Twitter following because that had a number of likes.
0:44.9	If I tweeted something random like that, I would get like zero likes.
0:46.7	I love my followers.
0:47.3	They're awesome.
0:47.8	Yeah.
0:50.5	I've been slowly building up a good group. I mean, we should talk about your Twitter feed because it's very distinctive.
0:54.9	But we should first tell people who you are and who I am.
0:57.9	I'm Robert Wright.
0:58.6	This is The Right Show.
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