The sublime
Subject in Philosophy
The sublime has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Robert GreeneElizabethan writer credited with the 'upstart crow' pamphlet
- 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
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
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
Predictions
- Prediction · due Nov 2026Robert Greene
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
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
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.