Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/81The 4 Best Books to Prepare for AI (of the Hundreds I’ve Read) Weber, Aristotle, Girard, KripalJohnathan BiJun 21, 202681ShareTranscriptRead Full TranscriptCompanion interviews & lectures:He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth | Rice Professor Jeff KripalIntroduction to Mimetic Theory | René GirardJohnathan BiLectures & Interviews on the Great BooksLectures & Interviews on the Great BooksSubscribeListen onSubstack AppRSS FeedAppears in episodeJohnathan BiRecent EpisodesAI Will Destroy the Religion of Work | NYU's Harvey LedermanOct 23 • Johnathan BiHostile Al Will Only Become More Dangerous | Helena CEO Henry ElkusOct 16 • Johnathan BiWhy We Need to Respect AI’s Rights | NYU Philosopher Harvey LedermanSep 14 • Johnathan BiCapitalism vs Aristocracy: Who Actually Had it Better? Tocqueville Seminar ft. Alpha SchoolAug 21 • Johnathan BiWhy Odysseus Cries When Listening to the Trojan War Stories | Gregory NagyAug 3 • Johnathan BiHow to Choose a Good Wife (According to Odysseus)Jul 30 • Johnathan BiOdysseus and the Art of Lying | Homer's Odyssey ExplainedJul 25 • Johnathan BiWhat Happens to Odysseus After the Odyssey? Telegony, Inferno, Ulysses, Republic ComparedJul 18 • Johnathan Bi