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Jul 15
52m 40s

282. The Fiat Standard: Lecture 1

Dr. Saifedean Ammous
About this episode

Starting this week, Saifedean will be sharing the full 18 lectures of his online course The Fiat Standard, based on his book by the same name. 

You can buy the hardcover, ebook or audiobook in several languages on saifedean.com/TFS, where you can also find the full lecture notes available for free download. 

You can also take the rest of Saifedean's courses by signing up to a membership on saifedean.com/membership

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