Further Reading

Did this interest you? Are you looking to learn more? If so, below are some titles I recommend reading. The list is by no means exhaustive, but it is a good place to start without need for complex philosophical or scientific understanding.

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Education's End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life

Anthony Kronman

- Discusses how colleges no longer seek to answer fundamental questions about meaning and purpose within the classroom.

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

- An excellently researched answer to the question "how the hell did we get here"? This fills in several of the gaps in understanding innate human drives and why we desire what we do.

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Man's Search For Meaning

Viktor Frankl

- Fascinating exploration into the psychotherapeutic methods of dealing with a harrowing experience in a Nazi concentration camp. This was ranked one of the top 10 most influential books in the US.

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The Last Unknowns: Deep, Elegant, Profound Unanswered Questions About the Universe, the Mind, the Future of Civilization, and the Meaning of Life

John Brockman

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