#120 - Professor Paul Bloom - What Do BDSM & Meditation Have In Common?
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#120 - Professor Paul Bloom - What Do BDSM & Meditation Have In Common? mentions An Emotional Education by Alain de Botton, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray, and The Institute by Stephen King with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
It's just a lovely, a really lovely guy.
you know one of my favorite books is lolita by navykoff you know and and and the main character of that humber humber is a pedophile he's a pedophile…
his most recent book, The Madness of Crowds, is about this, about socially constructed differences between gender, race, sex, sexuality.
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The host mentions 'An Emotional Education' by Alain de Botton as a reflection on the complexities of human relationsh…
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The host discusses the role of empathy in storytelling, particularly how it allows readers to connect with characters…
The host discusses the upcoming book by Paul Bloom, which explores the paradox of why people are drawn to suffering a…
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“I've been reading Alain de Botton's most recent book, An Emotional Education, which might interest you.”
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“The speaker refers to 'Lolita' by Nabokov, discussing the complex perspective of the main character, Humbert Humbert, and the moral implications of empathy in storytelling.”
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“Douglas Murray's most recent book, The Madness of Crowds, is about socially constructed differences between gender, race, sex, sexuality.”
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“The speaker mentions reading 'The Institute' by Stephen King, which involves a boy who is kidnapped, highlighting the immersive experience of reading.”
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“At some point within the next two years, there will probably be a new Paul Bloom book out, titled The Pleasures of Suffering.”
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“The speaker discusses their book 'Against Empathy', exploring the meanings of empathy and its implications for morality, suggesting that compassion may be a better alternative.”
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“Links to Against Empathy, How Pleasure Works, all of Professor Bloom's socials, and everything else we've spoken about will be in the show notes below.”
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