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Iain McGilchrist, Bernardo Kastrup: Consciousness, God, Truth, & The Purpose of Life

The Weekend University

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Exploring Fluid Compensation in the Face of Existential Crisis

This chapter examines 'fluid compensation' amidst modern existential crises, highlighting how the absence of transcendent meaning drives intellectual elites to cling to superiority. It also delves into the darker human tendencies that emerge as individuals resort to destructive actions to assert power and identity against the backdrop of comforting beliefs.

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