This is Episode 2 of Theories of Everything's "Rethinking the Foundations of the Academy: How to improve scientific inquiry?" series featuring Raphaël Liogier. Raphaël Liogier of the Institute for Advanced Studies is a distinguished sociologist and philosopher, specializing in the study of beliefs, secularization, and the relationship between spirituality and modernity. SPONSOR: As a listener of TOE, you can now enjoy full digital access to The Economist. Get a 20% off discount by visiting: https://www.economist.com/toe LINKS: - Raphaël Liogier's Book Khaos - https://amzn.to/4bWc7pQ - Raphaël Liogier's Website - https://www.raphaelliogier.com - Rethinking the Foundations (YouTube Playlist) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlOYgTu7P4nfjYkv3mkikyBa - First episode with Raphaël: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6PTsA8T1m8 - Curt on Julian Dorey’s podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1mKNGo9JLQ - Gregory Chaitin on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMPnrNL3zsE - Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SgOwc6Pe4 - The Master and His Emissary (book): https://amzn.to/3TkDofc - The Matter With Things (book): https://amzn.to/3z9JxDY - John Vervaeke on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVj1KYGyesI Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e Become a YouTube Member Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) Join TOEmail at https://www.curtjaimungal.org Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:24 - Raphael’s Background 06:10 - Meditation 15:35 - Materialism 28:57 - Future of Humanity 36:30 - Beauty and Love 43:39 - Transcendence 46:58 - Main Challenge of Our Time 50:18 - Transcendence (continued) 53:33 - Modernity 01:03:58 - Schopenhauer and the Jesuits 01:11:51 - Mystics and Alchemy 01:21:34 - Reaching ‘God’ 01:26:18 - Zeno’s Paradox 01:35:03 - Outro / Support TOE Support TOE: - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch Follow TOE: - NEW Get my 'Top 10 TOEs' PDF + Weekly Personal Updates: https://www.curtjaimungal.org - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join #science #philosophy #consciousness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices