What Robert Greene has said about Sublime (philosophy)
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 2, 2026
Robert Greene, Elizabethan writer credited with the 'upstart crow' pamphlet, has been quoted on Sublime (philosophy) 2 times in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on November 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Greene contends that the sublime is not fantasy but seeing reality without the brain's pruning.
“This is how the world actually is. You're awakening to how things actually are outside of the pruning of your brain”
Huberman Lab: Access the Sublime & Live Your Best Life | Robert Greene (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 27:06
Greene holds that the need for transcendent experience is as fundamental to humans as shelter or companionship.
“is as important a need to humans as clothing, as shelter, as companionship, as anything else”
Huberman Lab: Access the Sublime & Live Your Best Life | Robert Greene (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:26:47
Episodes
Access the Sublime & Live Your Best Life | Robert GreeneHuberman Lab · Nov 2, 2026 · 2 h 19 min
Andrew Huberman talks with author Robert Greene about his book The Law of the Sublime, covering perception, time, slowness, childhood, love, religion and death.
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