Podcast - Episode 10: Gena Gorlin on self-actualization & meaning in the time of coronavirus
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Listen now (61 min) | On this episode I talk with Gena Gorlin. Gena is an assistant professor of psychology at Yeshiva University in the Bronx, but she came to my attention via an excellent blog post on meaning and self-actualization during coronavirus (link below). We discuss Maslow’s hierarchy, self-deception, imbuing meaning to primal activities, the problems with evolutionary psychology, the difference between what you want and what’s expected of you, and the importance of studying Classical philosophy.
Podcast - Episode 10: Gena Gorlin on self-actualization & meaning in the time of coronavirus
Podcast - Episode 10: Gena Gorlin on…
Podcast - Episode 10: Gena Gorlin on self-actualization & meaning in the time of coronavirus
Listen now (61 min) | On this episode I talk with Gena Gorlin. Gena is an assistant professor of psychology at Yeshiva University in the Bronx, but she came to my attention via an excellent blog post on meaning and self-actualization during coronavirus (link below). We discuss Maslow’s hierarchy, self-deception, imbuing meaning to primal activities, the problems with evolutionary psychology, the difference between what you want and what’s expected of you, and the importance of studying Classical philosophy.