This Nobel Prize Winner Has a Really Strange Theory About the Mind
Use code WONDERFB50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus free breakfast for 1 year at https://bit.ly/4eMWNAz. In this video, we explore one of the strangest Nobel Prize speeches ever given. Instead of reflecting on his career, thanking anyone, or discussing culture or art, author and Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee told a short parable that seemingly undermined the very nature of the self and reality. Get my new book, "The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness": https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FCDCCNJR?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=andrewsmcmeelpublishing-20 Other retailers (listed under Paperback and eBook): https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/the-terrible-paradox-of-self-awareness/ Free Pursuit of Wonder Newsletter: https://pursuitofwonder.ck.page/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pursuitofwonder Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PursuitOfWonder Check out Pursuit of Wonder books here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Robert-Pantano/author/B08DCRJ85C?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true (Also available to more international locations here: https://pursuitofwonder.com/store) If you are interested in further supporting the channel, you can contribute to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/pursuitofwonder Special thank you to our very generous Patreon supporters: Diana Yun Long Hoang Joseph Geipel Axel Alcazar David Piadozo JacquelineLS Zake Jajac Alan Stein Christian Villanueva George Leontowicz
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