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Mentioned in 22 episodes

The Constitution of Knowledge

Book • 2021

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Mentioned in 22 episodes

Mentioned by Lex Fridman , referencing the book's discussion of the historical context of the direct election of senators.
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#454 – Saagar Enjeti: Trump, MAGA, DOGE, Obama, FDR, JFK, History & Politics
Recommended by Jim Rutt as an excellent gift for high school or college graduates and naturalized citizens, emphasizing its relevance to informed citizenship.
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EP 287 Jonathan Rauch on the Epistemic Crisis
Mentioned by Sam Harris as the focus of the conversation.
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#350 — Sharing Reality
Recommended by Jonathan Haidt as one of the best books of the last 10 years, explaining a constitutional mechanism for harnessing passions and differences.
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Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
Mentioned by Neal Stephenson in relation to a discussion about polarization with Anne Applebaum.
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Neal Stephenson on The Future of the Metaverse
Mentioned by Jonah Goldberg in relation to the pursuit of knowledge.
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The Case for Competition
Mentioned by John Bicknell as a book describing an informal apparatus of evaluating information.
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#213 Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi on Countering Authoritarian Influence
Mentioned by Yascha Mounk as an excellent book about challenges to our ability to make sense of the world and report it accurately.
Jonathan Rauch on the Politicization of Christianity
Mentioned by Drew Perkins as a big influence, for setting out the ways in which we understand what is true and what is not true.
How To Have Nuanced Conversation
Mentioned by Steven Pinker as a source for insights into the constitution of knowledge.
Steven Pinker || Why Rationality Matters
Mentioned by Lawrence Krauss as a previous book discussing the generation of knowledge.
Jonathan Rauch:
Mentioned by Iona Italia as one of Jonathan Rauch 's books she has personally read and highly recommends.
Christianity and the American Polity
Mentioned by Russ Roberts as the topic of the conversation with Jonathan Rauch .
Jonathan Rauch on the Constitution of Knowledge
Mentioned by Francis Collins as a book arguing for a societal agreement on established facts.
Re-enchanting... Wisdom - Francis Collins
Mentioned by Justin Tiwald as a book that approaches knowledge as arising from quasi-constitutional processes with checks and balances.
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