Chapter
The Intersection of Evolutionary Biology and Psychology
03:48 - 11:27 (07:38)
Gad Saad discusses the field of evolutionary consumption and how postmodernism's rejection of objective truth undermines it. He also explores his interest in neuro parasitology, the study of parasites infecting the brains of hosts.
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The founder of the field of evolutionary consumption, Gad Saad, talks about applying evolutionary biology and psychology to study our consumatory nature.
03:48 - 06:58 (03:09)
Summary
The founder of the field of evolutionary consumption, Gad Saad, talks about applying evolutionary biology and psychology to study our consumatory nature.
ChapterThe Intersection of Evolutionary Biology and Psychology
Episode#217 - Gad Saad - The Death Of Truth And How To Revive It
PodcastModern Wisdom
The podcast discusses postmodernism as the negation of the scientific method and a danger to objective truth.
06:58 - 09:59 (03:01)
Summary
The podcast discusses postmodernism as the negation of the scientific method and a danger to objective truth. It also explores the idea of idea pathogens and how they can affect the way we think and perceive reality.
ChapterThe Intersection of Evolutionary Biology and Psychology
Episode#217 - Gad Saad - The Death Of Truth And How To Revive It
PodcastModern Wisdom
The idea of universal truths is challenged by the philosophical concept of deconstructionism, which asserts that language creates reality, making concepts like directions and labels subjective and arbitrary.
09:59 - 11:27 (01:27)
Summary
The idea of universal truths is challenged by the philosophical concept of deconstructionism, which asserts that language creates reality, making concepts like directions and labels subjective and arbitrary.