#540

Mentioned in 42 episodes

The big picture

Book • 1967

Author

Derek Monsey

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Mentioned in 42 episodes

Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

as one of the motivations to provide an apologia for naturalism.

225 snips

317 | Nicole Rust on Why Neuroscience Hasn't Solved Brain Disorders

Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

in relation to poetic naturalism and different ways of talking about the world.

159 snips

AMA | September 2025

Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

, stating that he discusses the Schelling model in it.

143 snips

330 | Petter Törnberg on the Dynamics of (Mis)Information

Mentioned by

Lex Fridman

and Philip Goff in the context of their discussions on consciousness and physics.

134 snips

#261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind

Mentioned by

John Vervaeke

in relation to his work on psychedelics.

117 snips

E462 John Vervaeke

Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

as a place where he wrote about the Ship of Theseus thought experiment.

101 snips

AMA | October 2025

Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

when discussing the concept of poetic naturalism.

96 snips

78 | Daniel Dennett on Minds, Patterns, and the Scientific Image

Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

when discussing the meaningfulness of life.

65 snips

AMA | April 2025

Referenced when discussing contingency and randomness in the development of life on Earth.

49 snips

AMA | July 2025

Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

as a book where he makes the case that motion continues on by itself.

36 snips

268 | Matt Strassler on Relativity, Fields, and the Language of Reality

Mentioned by

Alexander Beiner

in the context of a discussion about panpsychism and idealism.

34 snips

What Truly Matters? Iain McGilchrist, Un-Social Experiments and The Leviathan

Recommended by

Brian Cox

as a great book exploring themes discussed in the podcast.

32 snips

Professor Brian Cox on doubt, the universe and the future of humanity (E217)

Mentioned by

Manda Scott

, quoting Beiner's perspective on navigating the big crisis and the need for personal transformation.

31 snips

“A Hopeful Education for the End of the World as We Know It”? A Conversation with Ginie Servant-Miklos, Raïsa Mirza, Will Richardson & Manda Scott

Mentioned by

Barry Ritholtz

in relation to his blog name.

20 snips

Barry Ritholtz: Cutting Through Financial Noise - [Making Markets, EP.58]

Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

as one of his books.

19 snips

AMA | May 2024

Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

as a book where he discusses meta-ethical questions, arguing against moral realism and in favor of constructivism.

17 snips

53 | Solo -- On Morality and Rationality

Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

as books he has read and enjoyed.

17 snips

132 | Michael Levin on Growth, Form, Information, and the Self

Mentioned by

Cal Newport

as an adjunct to his film studies textbook.

16 snips

Ep. 135: Is Screen Time Bad?

Mentioned by

Sean M. Carroll

as his own book explaining his views on the universe.

15 snips

AMA | August 2024

Mentioned by

Dan Falk

as one of the books written by Sean Carroll.

14 snips

Is it time to bring back natural philosophy?

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