My Conversation with Naval on Philosophy
Description
It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published.
I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you.
This episode is a portion of that long conversation that talks about Philosophy
You can purchase the new expanded edition with nearly 4 hours of new material on Audible here:
https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Almanack-of-Naval-Ravikant-Audiobook/B0FBCP1JWJ
Chapters:
00:00 Meditations, Authenticity & Schopenhauer
03:00 God, Kids, or Mission – Sources of Meaning
06:00 Truth, Heresies & Group Consensus
09:00 Evolution, Buddhism & Quantum Physics
15:00 Simulation Theory vs. Consciousness
18:00 Religion, Science & Contemporary Lenses
21:00 Live for Something Larger Than Yourself
24:00 Reading, Philosophy & Timeless Books
27:00 Pursuing Happiness, Wealth & Status Indirectly
30:00 Fun Criterion & Learning Through Curiosity
33:00 Risk, Conviction & Building the Impossible
36:00 Retirement, Truth, Love & Beauty
39:00 Endgame Content & Playing Without Fear
42:00 Wealth, Enlightenment & Contradictory Desires
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