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Ep. 40 - Wisdom and Rationality

Awakening from the Meaning Crisis

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The Core of Wisdom Is the Capacity to Overcome Self-Deception

At the core of wisdom is the capacity for overcoming self-deception. What I'm going to mean by rationality is reliably and systematically, what I mean by those in a sec,. The term 'rationality' can't be reduced to logic or syllogistic reasoning. We have to be careful because we equivocate on this term. It's not operational just in this one domain. So let's compare being rational with expertise.

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