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John Vervaeke and Thomas Jockin discuss the relationship between beauty and the meaning crisis.

John Vervaeke and Thomas Jockin join Andrew Sweeny at Parallax for a conversation on beauty, Plato, Aristotle, the sacred, and the meaning crisis. What if the meaning crisis is also a crisis of beauty — and what if beauty is not merely something we like, but something that asks us to change our lives? John Vervaeke: https://johnvervaeke.com/ Thomas Jockin: https://thomasjockin.com/ Thomas’s Parallax course, Beauty Changes Your Life: Plato, Aristotle, and the Beautiful, begins Monday, July 6, 2026, with live sessions on July 6, 13, 20, and 27.Course link: https://www.parallax-media.com/courses/beauty-changes-your-life-thomas-jockin Subscribe to Parallax for more conversations on philosophy, spirituality, culture, and transformation.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Sweeny

Guests: John Vervaeke, Thomas Jockin

Topics covered

• beauty
• meaning crisis
• Plato
• Aristotle
• sacred
• philosophy
• transformation

Keywords

• beauty
• meaning crisis
• Plato
• Aristotle
• philosophy
• sacred
• transformation

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Organizations: Parallax, Parallax Media

Books & works: Beauty Changes Your Life: Plato, Aristotle, and the Beautiful

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