Meaning in Life and Wisdom | John Vervaeke - MWB Ep.2

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John Vervaeke is a Cognitive Psychologist and Cognitive Scientist, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and co-author of the book Zombies in Western Culture: A 21st Century crisis.

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Dr. Vervaeke talks about martial arts, the flow experience, meaning in life, the meaning crisis and the pursuit of wisdom.

He has been teaching at the University of Toronto since 1994.

He currently teaches courses in the Psychology department on thinking and reasoning with an emphasis on insight problem solving, cognitive development with an emphasis on the dynamical nature of development, and higher cognitive processes with an emphasis on intelligence, rationality, mindfulness, and the Psychology of wisdom.

He also teaches courses in the Cognitive Science program on the introduction to Cognitive Science, and the Cognitive Science of consciousness. In addition, he teaches a course in the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health program on Buddhism and Cognitive Science. He is the director of the Consciousness and the Wisdom Studies Laboratory.

He has won and been nominated for several teaching awards including the 2001 Students' Administrative Council and Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students Teaching Award for the Humanities, and the 2012 Ranjini Ghosh Excellence in Teaching Award. He has published articles on relevance realization, general intelligence, mindfulness, flow, metaphor, and wisdom.

He is the first author of the book Zombies in Western CultureA 21st Century crisis

Which integrates Psychology and Cognitive Science to address the meaning crisis in Western society.

His YouTube channel can be found at

where you can find his new video series Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.

Books and studies mentioned in the interview:

Flow as Spontaneous ThoughtInsight and Implicit Learning

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal

Transformative Experience by Laurie Ann Paul

On Bullshit by Harry Frankfurt

Meaning in Life and Why It Matters by Susan Wolf

Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher by Armand D'Angour

What is Ancient Philosophy? by Pierre Hadot

Psilocybinoccasioned mysticaltype experience...

Implicit learning and tacit knowledge

Index:

John Vervaeke and martial arts: 2:11

Martial arts and different cognitive processes: 4:48

The different kinds of knowing: 8:10

Applications of strategy on martial arts and other activities: 9:51

What is true or real for different kinds of knowing: 12:22

Flow: 17:27

Implicit learning and its implications: 21:53

Overlap between flow experience and mystical experience: 26:59

Self-actualization: 28:50

Why there is a meaning crisis: 34:10

Video-games: 37:32

Western overarching narrative structure: 38:02

Romantic relationships and meaning in life: 40:35

Relationship between meaning and moral: 44:22

Relationship between meaning and real: 45:30

Necessary elements for meaning in life 48:00

Cultivating good meaning in life: 50:00

Good meaning in life and relativism: 52:19

Rapid fire questions: 56:10

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Dr. Vervaeke habla sobre las artes marciales, la experiencia de flujo, el significado en la vida, la crisis de significado y la búsqueda de la sabiduría.

En la actualidad, imparte cursos en el departamento de Psicología sobre pensamiento y razonamiento con énfasis en la resolución de problemas, desarrollo cognitivo con énfasis en la naturaleza dinámica del desarrollo y procesos cognitivos superiores con énfasis en la inteligencia, la racionalidad, la atención plena y la Psicología de sabiduría.

También imparte cursos en el programa de Ciencia Cognitiva sobre la introducción a la Ciencia Cognitiva y la Ciencia Cognitiva de la conciencia. Además, imparte un curso en el programa de Budismo, Psicología y Salud Mental sobre Budismo y Ciencia Cognitiva. Es el director del Laboratorio de Estudios de la Consciencia y la Sabiduría.

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O Dr. Vervaeke fala sobre as artes marciais, a experiência do fluxo, o sentido da vida, a crise do significado e a busca da sabedoria.

Atualmente, ministra cursos no Departamento de Psicologia sobre raciocínio e raciocínio com ênfase na resolução de problemas, desenvolvimento cognitivo com ênfase na natureza dinâmica do desenvolvimento e processos cognitivos superiores com ênfase em inteligência, racionalidade, atenção plena e a psicologia da sabedoria.