Book · recommended on 1 episode
The Life of Samuel Johnson
James Boswell ISBN 1345897375
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James Boswell ISBN 1345897375
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This book by James Boswell came up once on Lex Fridman in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: guest. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“boswell's life of johnson 18th century british biography it's one of the greatest philosophy books ever”— guest
The guest here is Tyler Cowen: Economist at George Mason University, co-creator of the Marginal Revolution blog, and author of books including Big Business, The Great Stagnation, and Average Is Over. He hosts the Conversations with Tyler podcast and is known as a polymath with deep interests in art and food. Economist Tyler Cowen riffs with Lex Fridman on growth, weirdos, capitalism, crypto, art, food, and why being strange fuels innovation.
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