<p>Sheldon Solomon is a social psychologist, a philosopher, co-developer of Terror Management Theory, co-author of The Worm at the Core.</p>
<p>Please support this channel by supporting our sponsors:<br />
– Blinkist: <a href="https://blinkist.com/lex">https://blinkist.com/lex</a><br />
– ExpressVPN at <a href="https://www.expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://www.expressvpn.com/lexpod</a><br />
– Cash App: download app & use code “LexPodcast”</p>
<p>Episode links:<br />
Sheldon’s Website: <a href="https://www.skidmore.edu/psychology/faculty/solomon.php">https://www.skidmore.edu/psychology/faculty/solomon.php</a><br />
The Worm at the Core (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/31hQAXH">https://amzn.to/31hQAXH</a><br />
Denial of Death (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/329Zxl4">https://amzn.to/329Zxl4</a></p>
<p>If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a> or connect with @lexfridman on <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">Medium</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman">YouTube</a> where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artificial-intelligence/id1434243584">Apple Podcasts</a>, follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL">Spotify</a>, or support it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">Patreon</a>.</p>
<p>Here’s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.</p>
<p>OUTLINE:<br />
00:00 – Introduction<br />
05:34 – Role of death in life<br />
22:57 – Jordan Peterson<br />
53:02 – Humans are both selfish and cooperative<br />
56:57 – Civilization collapse<br />
1:10:07 – Meditating on your mortality<br />
1:16:10 – Kierkegaard and Heidegger<br />
1:33:25 – Elon Musk<br />
1:36:56 – Thinking deeply about death<br />
1:45:53 – Religion<br />
1:56:59 – Consciousness<br />
2:03:39 – Why is Ernest Becker not better known<br />
2:07:09 – AI and mortality<br />
2:21:07 – Academia should welcome renegade thinkers<br />
2:36:33 – Book recommendations<br />
2:43:23 – Advice for young people<br />
2:48:17 – Meaning of life</p>