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Feb 2021
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154. Abandon Ideology | Gad Saad

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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This episode was recorded on January 18, 2021.   Gad Saad and I discuss, among other topics, ideas as parasites, postmodernism, social constructivism, applying evolutionary thinking to understand humans’ consummatory nature, epistemic humility, nomological networks, the degrees of assault on truth, and more.   Gad Saad is a Canadian-Lebanese evolutionary psy ... Show More
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