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Gabriel Kennedy — The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson (EP.258)

2025/3/6
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Jim O'Shaughnessy
美国著名投资者和量化股票分析先驱,创立了奥沙恩斯资产管理公司,并著有多本投资经典著作。
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Jim O'Shaughnessy: 我认为罗伯特·安东·威尔逊是一位被低估的作家,他的许多著作在几十年后才逐渐被人们理解。他的作品具有很强的预见性,许多观点在今天看来依然具有现实意义,例如他对虚拟现实和量子纠缠的论述。 威尔逊的“危险圣堂”概念很有意思,它代表了一种心理状态,个人的现有信念会在悖论和无法解释的经历下瓦解。他反对非此即彼的确定性思维,认为绝对的确定性会导致教条主义和对异见的排斥。他从尼采那里汲取灵感,认为人们在很大程度上创造了自己的世界,并对现实持有不同的视角。 威尔逊的“思考者”和“证明者”的概念也很重要,它指出人们的信念会影响他们的感知,并提出了一种打破这种模式的方法:有意地挑战自己的信念,并寻找与现有信念相冲突的信息。 总的来说,威尔逊的作品鼓励人们认识到自身的局限性,并以此为契机进行自我提升。 Gabriel Kennedy: 罗伯特·安东·威尔逊是一位具有高度讽刺意味的美国小说家,他的作品预见了当今社会的一些趋势。他的作品具有预见性,他提出的许多观点在今天看来依然具有现实意义。 威尔逊是一位高产作家,创作了30多本书,他的作品探索了人类心理的各个方面,特别是偏执狂。他的作品对理解当今社会具有重要意义,因为他深入探讨了人类心理的阴暗面。 威尔逊将“危险圣堂”的概念与亚瑟王传说联系起来,认为它象征着个人在精神旅程中必须经历的考验。他认为“危险圣堂”是一种可怕的心理状态,它可能导致焦虑和偏执,但也可能带来创造性的突破。 科尔日布斯基的“地图并非领土”的观点对威尔逊的思想产生了重要影响,促使他强调质疑和不确定性。他反对非此即彼的确定性思维,认为绝对的确定性会导致教条主义和对异见的排斥。 威尔逊的许多观点都具有超前的性质,他的作品对理解当今社会的一些问题具有重要意义,例如他对量子纠缠和科学唯物主义的批判。 威尔逊的作品通过反思和自我认知来帮助读者理解自身,并提升自我意识。他鼓励人们认识到自身存在的不足,并以此为契机进行自我提升,而不是消极地沉溺其中。 总的来说,威尔逊是一位具有独特风格的作家和思想家,他的作品对理解人类心理和社会发展具有重要意义。

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This chapter introduces Robert Anton Wilson, a visionary writer known for his work in satirical content and countercultural ethos. Gabriel Kennedy discusses Wilson's influence and why he chose to write about him.
  • Robert Anton Wilson was an influential American novelist known for his satirical and countercultural works.
  • He co-authored the Illuminatus Trilogy, a cornerstone of 1960s counterculture.
  • Wilson's work is seen as prophetic, anticipating trends unfolding today.
  • The concept of 'Chapel Perilous' is a metaphor used by Wilson to describe periods of confusion and transformation.

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If you’ve heard me speak for more than five minutes you’ve probably caught me dropping a Robert Anton Wilson reference (or several). Wilson is one of the most interesting (and underappreciated) writers I’ve ever come across — a Nostradamus for modern times.

I was delighted to sit down with Gabriel Kennedy, author of the excellent biography Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson. I could talk about this stuff for days, and we had a blast discussing Wilson’s ideas, influence and impact. Consider it a beginner’s guide to avoiding cosmic schmuckery.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, “Hmm, that’s interesting!”, check out our Substack).

Important Links:

  • Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson); by Gabriel Kennedy
  • The Thinker and the Prover); by Jim O’Shaughnessy
  • Gabriel’s Substack)

Show Notes:

  • The most interesting man of the last fifty years?
  • How can we escape chapel perilous?
  • The anti-determinist, rock & roll philosophy of Bob Wilson
  • Tune in: a 30 minute masterclass on the influences, ideas and impact of Robert Anton Wilson
  • How to avoid becoming a cosmic schmuck
  • Who influenced Wilson the most?
  • Why you should read Wilson
  • Gabriel as World Emperor
  • MORE!

Books & Articles Mentioned:

  • The Thinker and the Prover); by Jim O’Shaughnessy
  • Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson; by Gabriel Kennedy
  • Prometheus Unbound by Robert Anton Wilson
  • Quantum Psychology: How Brain Software Programs You and Your World by Robert Anton Wilson
  • The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea
  • Cosmic Trigger Volume I: Final Secret of the Illuminati by Robert Anton Wilson
  • The New Inquisition: Irrational Rationalism and the Citadel of Science by Robert Anton Wilson
  • Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson
  • Quantum Psychology: How Brain Software Programs You and Your World by Robert Anton Wilson
  • The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot
  • From Ritual to Romance by Jessie L. Weston
  • Finnegans Wake by James Joyce
  • Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics by Alfred Korzybski
  • On the Einstein Podolsky Rosen Paradox; by John S. Bell
  • How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival by David Kaiser
  • Character Analysis by Wilhelm Reich
  • Man Meets Dog by Konrad Lorenz