What Robert Greene has said about The sublime
3 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 12, 2026
Robert Greene, Elizabethan writer credited with the 'upstart crow' pamphlet, has been quoted on The sublime 3 times in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on October 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Greene argues that people who do not pursue the sublime in genuine ways seek substitutes through drugs, action films, pornography and addictions.
“You'll go through the false sublime. You'll try to get it through drugs. You try to get it through action movies, through Marvel movies”
Modern Wisdom: “This Is The Most Important Subject I’ve Ever Covered” - Robert Greene - #1162 (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 11:25
Greene defines the sublime as experiences that take a person outside the limits set by culture and the brain.
“The sublime are experiences that take you outside these limits, that take you outside this circle that we live in”
Modern Wisdom: “This Is The Most Important Subject I’ve Ever Covered” - Robert Greene - #1162 (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 16:31
- Prediction · due Nov 2026
Greene predicts that his book on the sublime will be published on November 10.
“the book will be out, I believe, November 10th”
Modern Wisdom: “This Is The Most Important Subject I’ve Ever Covered” - Robert Greene - #1162 (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 2:20:42
Predictions
- Prediction · due Nov 2026
Greene predicts that his book on the sublime will be published on November 10.
“the book will be out, I believe, November 10th”
Modern Wisdom: “This Is The Most Important Subject I’ve Ever Covered” - Robert Greene - #1162 (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 2:20:42 · The sublime
Episodes
“This Is The Most Important Subject I’ve Ever Covered” - Robert Greene - #1162Modern Wisdom · Oct 12, 2026 · 2 h 21 min
Robert Greene tells Chris Williamson about his book on the sublime, covering the daemon, ego, scale, history, paganism and rekindling childhood wonder.
Robert Greene on other topics
- Philosophy of history · 2 quotes
- Finding one's passion · 2 quotes
- Daemon (classical mythology) · 2 quotes
- Ego attrition · 2 quotes
- Social media algorithms · 2 quotes
- Christianity · 1 quote
- Paganism · 1 quote
- Artificial intelligence · 1 quote