BookLab 032: The One; Sounds Wild and Broken; What We Owe the Future

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of monism and discusses three books related to nature and the future.

The world around us seems incredibly diverse -- but what if beneath that diversity there was a unifying sameness? That's the idea behind "monism" -- an ancient idea that physicist Heinrich Pas believes is due for a comeback. He explores the idea in his new book, The One . And on the nightstand: Sounds Wild and Broken , by David George Haskell; and What We Owe the Future , by William MacAskill.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Falk, Amanda Gefter

Topics covered

• monism
• diversity
• philosophy
• science
• future
• nature

Keywords

• monism
• Heinrich Pas
• The One
• Sounds Wild and Broken
• What We Owe the Future
• David George Haskell
• William MacAskill

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The One, Sounds Wild and Broken, What We Owe the Future

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