John Vervaeke+

John Vervaeke values this work for its foundational argument on the importance of play through beauty.

John Vervaeke utilizes this work to help anchor the relationship between Zen and Taoism in his pedagogical framework.

“David Hinton's astonishingly beautiful book China root”

John Vervaeke identifies this work as essential for gaining a radical perspective on nihilism outside of traditional Western frameworks.

John Vervaeke values this book as a pivotal, top-five text that provides a deep alternative to Western existentialism for addressing nihilism.

“I found a deep alternative uh to absurdism or existentialism uh for dealing with the issues around nihilism.”

John Vervaeke notes that Corey Anton's work helped him overcome his previous prejudices and gain respect for the insights in this book.

John Vervaeke values this book because it fluently connects ontological arguments with phenomenological observations and provides a robust framework for understanding finite life.

“This is not only well thought out. This book, how non-being haunts being by Corey Anon on possibilities, morality, and death acceptance. This is a gem.”

John Vervaeke values this work because the creator engages with Vervaeke's own research while exploring the concept of a contemporary vibe shift.

John Vervaeke values this book as an essential text for understanding the divine double concept and it serves as the foundational basis for the collaboration between John Vervaeke and Charles Stang.

“my my day job is at Harvard Divinity School where I teach um uh almost exclusively graduate students. and uh the course I'm offering here at the lectern is a course I've adapted from what I taught at the Divinity School uh called the don in ancient Greek philosophy and religion.”