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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Salt, energy, metabolic rate, and longevity
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Serotonin, depression, and aggression: The problem of brain energy
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Serotonin: Effects in disease, aging and inflammation
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Slim birdy
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Stem cells, cell culture, and culture: Issues in regeneration
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Suitable Fats, Unsuitable Fats: Issues in Nutrition
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TSH, temperature, pulse rate, and other indicators in hypothyroidism
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The Great Fish Oil Experiment
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The Nutrition Whisperer - Dodie Anderson
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The Ray Peat Dietary Survival Guide - Joey Lott
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The dark side of stress (learned helplesness)
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Thyroid
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Thyroid, insomnia, and the insanities: Commonalities in disease
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Thyroid: Therapies, Confusion, and Fraud.
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Tissue-bound estrogen in aging
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Tryptophan, serotonin, and aging.
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Unsaturated Vegetable Oils: Toxic.
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Unsaturated fatty acids: Nutritionally essential, or toxic?
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Using Sunlight to Sustain Life
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Vashinvetala (formerly Pranarupa)
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Vegetables, etc. - Who Defines Food?
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Vitamin E: Estrogen antagonist, energy promoter, and anti-inflammatory
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When energy fails: Edema, heart failure, hypertension, sarcopenia, etc.
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William Blake as biological visionary. Can art instruct science?
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education energy and ideology