The Cultural Wave that Shifted us Inward

Summary

In this first part of a conversation with Pete White, you’ll hear about the fractured understanding of the self in modern society, delving into the separation of virtue and knowledge in education and its far-reaching consequences. We discuss Freud’s tripartite theory, its inversion of our true identity and how the psychological industry suffers without a coherent worldview. Through it all, we reflect on Christ’s deepest desire to see us become our true selves so that we can bless the world.

‍Definitions

Empiricism - the theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.
Unmoored - insecure, confused, or lacking contact with reality.
Epistemology - the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.

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Timestamps

‍00:00 The lay of the land
‍07:54 What is the self?
‍15:55 The consequence of separating virtue from education
‍23:15 The shift of formation in universities
‍27:45 When moral education becomes extracurricular
‍30:02 Where Freud lacks
‍33:19 The self becomes God in our culture today
‍36:00 God hates manipulation
‍39:00 The problems in the field of psychology
‍41:03 The need for worldview
‍43:20 The falsehood of being an expert in your own experience
‍47:05 Vocation, personality, and character
‍52:19 The central interest of Christ

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Noteworthy quotes

“People are worth so much more than that. They are owed our honest engagement with them. But we have a culture that is built on dishonest engagement.” - Pete White

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