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The Art of Seduction

Robert Greene

A fascinating inside look at the nature of seduction uses a vast array of sources, from Freud and Nietzsche to Cleopatra and Josephine Bonaparte, to uncover the truth about this important feature of the human animal.

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Huberman Lab

Podcast

Huberman Lab

Robert Greene's book The Art of Seduction explored the nature of seduction and its connection to power dynamics.

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and not just power but also seduction which you've written extensively about and of course you've written about finding one's purpose

— Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & A...

Episode: Robert Greene: A Process for Finding & Achieving Y...

Robert Greene's book The Art of Seduction explored the nature of seduction and its connection to power dynamics.

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and not just power but also seduction which you've written extensively about and of course you've written about finding one's purpose

Well, I wrote the art of seduction with the idea that it was an art invented by women.

Rotten Mango

Podcast

Rotten Mango

The hosts referenced the book's nine seducer archetypes and suggested the two female killers could be seen as seductresses or a "black widow" type. They highlighted the book's view that seduction is a psychological game rather than about beauty, involving mixing pleasure with emotional pain and treating the target as a victim. The discussion framed the work as a useful lens for analyzing extreme behavior, but did not overtly endorse it.

Episode: #322: Two of Japan’s Most Notorious Female Killers...

The podcast discussed the book's nine archetypes of seducers, and how the two serial killers, Miyuki and Kanae, could be categorized as seductresses, or a tenth archetype, the 'black widow'.

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According to Robert Greene's The Art of Seduction book there are nine archetypes of lovers or seducers

the whole book. Who's the victim? I'm sorry. The person you're trying to seduce is the victim.

Robert Green states in his book seduction is a game of psychology not beauty and it is within the grasp of any person to become a master at this game of seduction

if your victim is to be sacrificed then it must be done swiftly and cleanly leaving you free physically and psychologically to move on to the next victim and then the game begins all over again

the book recommends mixing pleasure with straight up pain not physical pain but emotional and mental pain

Episode: #322: Two of Japan’s Most Notorious Female Killers...

It was discussed as a framework for understanding the nine archetypes of seducers, and how two of the female serial killers may fit into those categories.

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According to Robert Greene's The Art of Seduction book there are nine archetypes of lovers or seducers and according to the author once you find out which type you are you can use it to your advantage in gaining attraction by whoever you're interested in

the whole book. Who's the victim? I'm sorry. The person you're trying to seduce is the victim.

Robert Green states in his book seduction is a game of psychology not beauty and it is within the grasp of any person to become a master at this game of seduction and the art of seduction has four phases

if your victim is to be sacrificed then it must be done swiftly and cleanly leaving you free physically and psychologically to move on to the next victim and then the game begins all over again

Habits and Hustle

Podcast

Habits and Hustle

The conversation highlighted the book's focus on nine types of seducers and described it as central to understanding seductive behavior.

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But, you know, so the art of seduction is all about that. The art of seduction, I talk about the nine types of seducers.

— Episode: Episode 408: Robert Greene: Are We All N...

Episode: Episode 408: Robert Greene: Are We All Narcissists...

The conversation highlighted the book's focus on nine types of seducers and described it as central to understanding seductive behavior.

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But, you know, so the art of seduction is all about that. The art of seduction, I talk about the nine types of seducers.

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Podcast

The Jordan Harbinger Show

It was mentioned that it is not banned in some prisons, unlike other books by the same author. The speaker implied that it was unlikely to be a useful guide for prisoners.

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I don't think like the art of seduction is banned because nobody in prisons could be I hope is reading well you never know yeah I hope not

— Episode: 581: Robert Greene | The Daily Laws Part...

Episode: 581: Robert Greene | The Daily Laws Part One

It was mentioned that it is not banned in some prisons, unlike other books by the same author. The speaker implied that it was unlikely to be a useful guide for prisoners.

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I don't think like the art of seduction is banned because nobody in prisons could be I hope is reading well you never know yeah I hope not

Episode: 581: Robert Greene | The Daily Laws Part One

It was mentioned that it was not banned in prisons, likely because it was thought no one in prison would be reading it for that purpose.

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I don't think like the art of seduction is banned because nobody in prisons could be I hope is reading well you never know yeah I hope not but I believe the war book and the power book are banned right yeah.

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