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Mentioned in 25 episodes

The Constitution of Knowledge

Book • 2021

Author

Jonathan Rauch

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Mentioned in 25 episodes

Mentioned by

Lex Fridman

, referencing the book's discussion of the historical context of the direct election of senators.

1,764 snips

#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.

121 snips

EP 287 Jonathan Rauch on the Epistemic Crisis

Mentioned by

Sam Harris

as the focus of the conversation.

58 snips

#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.

51 snips

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.

43 snips

Neal Stephenson on The Future of the Metaverse

Mentioned by

Francis Collins

as a great place to start for understanding society's tradition of establishing truth.

31 snips

How to Put Faith and Science Together with Francis Collins

Mentioned by

Jonathan Haidt

when discussing the constitution of knowledge.

30 snips

198. Enlightenment and the Righteous Mind | Steven Pinker and Jonathan Haidt

Mentioned by

Jim Rutt

in the context of the Constitution of Knowledge.

27 snips

EP 290 Mark Stahlman on Trump as the Avatar of the Digital Paradigm Shift

Mentioned by

David Frum

Jonathan Rauch

's greatest achievement, exploring how we know and how we're entitled to say that we know.

25 snips

The Fight for Truth

Mentioned by

Jonah Goldberg

in relation to the pursuit of knowledge.

24 snips

The Case for Competition

Mentioned by

Andrew Heaton

when introducing his guest,

Jonathan Rauch

21 snips

Jonathan Rauch: Christianity Dropped the Ball on Democracy

Mentioned by

Mona Charen

Jonathan Rauch

's previous book.

20 snips

Christianity’s Crossroads: Faith, Democracy, and America’s Future

Mentioned by

Curtis Chang

as a highly recommended book by

Jonathan Rauch

17 snips

Jonathan Rauch: An Atheist Rethinks Secular & Christian America

Mentioned by

John Bicknell

as a book describing an informal apparatus of evaluating information.

16 snips

#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

Penn Jillette

as one of

Jonathan Rauch

's previous works.

Jonathan Rauch - Cross Purposes

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

Justin Tiwald

as a book that approaches knowledge as arising from quasi-constitutional processes with checks and balances.

Episode 21: Xunzi’s Way—Discovered or Invented?

Mentioned by

Lawrence Krauss

as a previous book discussing the generation of knowledge.

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