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#787 Kennon Sheldon - Freely Determined; The New Psychology of the Self, and How to Live

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The Evolution of Personality

There's a general accepted framework for viewing the sciences and human behavior in one big picture it goes back to 17th century French scientist Auguste Lacant. The idea that really there's nothing but atoms in the world right there's nothing more than atoms doesn't quite explain what we see. There's a new level of complexity and organization that has slowly emerged built upon each level below. arguably we are at the top of this hierarchy right now but maybe something bigger will come along still, he says.

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