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John Vervaeke, PhD is a philosopher and cognitive scientist. He is an associate professor and award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto, teaching in the Department of Psychology. His work and research is far-ranging, including topics such as human intelligence, rationality, wisdom, and AI. Dr. Vervaeke has been a leading intellectual observer of the modern meaning crisis: the loss of a spiritual worldview in the West, and the decline of wisdom traditions that help individuals find meaning in their lives. His online lectures and practices integrate teachings from many different disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, religion, and cutting edge cognitive science. Join the Lectern to support John's work.
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The Philosophical Trap You Don’t Know You’re In | John Vervaeke & Ethan Hsieh (Part 1/3)
784 views · 08/16/2026
How Nonbeing Haunts Being: Corey Anton on Death, Spirituality, and the Meaning of a Finite Life
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Notes on No-Thing: John Vervaeke on Nihilism, the Kyoto School, and the Sacred
7.15K views · 08/03/2026
Reconnect to the Real: Vervaeke, Sengstock, and Koch on Nature, Circling, and Socratic Practice
1.45K views · 07/25/2026
Parenting, Meaning, and Reconnecting with the Real
3.2K views · 07/16/2026
John Vervaeke & Guy Sengstock: Why Modernity Can't See the Sacred Anymore
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