Education
325 sourcesEducation and the sociology of knowledge were lifelong concerns for Ray Peat, who held a master's degree in English literature before pursuing his PhD in biology. He was deeply critical of the authoritarian tendencies in academic science, where institutional consensus suppresses dissent and innovative thinking. He traced how economic interests (pharmaceutical, agricultural, chemical industries) shape what is taught as scientific fact.
Peat advocated for genuine critical thinking — questioning assumptions, examining evidence independently, and understanding the historical and political context of scientific claims. He drew inspiration from William Blake's critiques of rationalism, the Russian tradition of holistic biology, and American pragmatists like John Dewey.
Key Positions
- Academic science often functions as an authoritarian institution suppressing dissent
- Economic interests shape 'scientific consensus' on nutrition, hormones, and medicine
- Critical thinking requires understanding the political and economic context of claims
- The history of science reveals repeated suppression of valid findings (e.g., 46 chromosomes)
- Interdisciplinary thinking is essential — biology needs insights from physics, philosophy, and literature
- William Blake's critique of narrow rationalism informed Peat's philosophy of science
- Self-education and independent thinking are more reliable than institutional training
Sources
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Cows Eat Grass
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Eclampsia in the Real Organism: A Paradigm of General Distress Applicable in Infants, Adults, Etc.
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El problema de la enfermedad de Alzheimer como una pista para la inmortalidad
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Energy, structure, and carbon dioxide: A realistic view of the organism
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Epilepsy and Progesterone.
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Essays on nutrition, health, etc... - Vladimir Heiskanen (Valtsu)
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Estriol, DES, DDT, etc.
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Estrogen - Age Stress Hormone.
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Estrogen and Osteoporosis.
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Estrogen, memory and heredity: Imprinting and the stress response
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Estrogen, progesterone, and cancer: Conflicts of interest in regulation and product promotion
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Fatigue, aging, and recuperation
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Fats and degeneration.
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Fats, functions & malfunctions
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Food-junk and some mystery ailments: Fatigue, Alzheimer's, Colitis, Immunodeficiency.
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Functional Performance Systems Blog - Rob Turner
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Gelatin, stress, longevity
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Glycemia, starch, and sugar in context
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Growth hormone: Hormone of Stress, Aging, and Death?
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Herb Doctors: Hot flashes, Night Sweats, the Relationship to Stress, Aging, PMS, Sugar Metabolism TRANSCRIPTION
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Herb Doctors: Serotonin, Endotoxins, Stress TRANSCRIPTION
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Herb Doctors: Weight Gain TRANSCRIPTION
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How do you know? Students, patients, and discovery
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I Choose Ice Cream - Geneviève
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Immunodeficiency, dioxins, stress, and the hormones.