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My Chat with Classicist Dr. Spencer Klavan - How to Save the West (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_518)

2023/3/2
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Topics covered include crises facing the West, the Greek Miracle, ancient wisdom, Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, and Marcus Aurelius, the academic ivory tower, interdisciplinarity, consilience, and finding purpose and meaning (with or without God).

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Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense.