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Episode #1070

Jordan Peterson

· 6 books mentioned

Books mentioned

  1. 12 Rules for Life

    Jordan B. Peterson

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:00:00

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  2. The Gulag Archipelago

    Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    Mentioned by Jordan Peterson · at 00:40:31

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  3. The Possessed

    Fyodor Dostoevsky

    Mentioned by Jordan Peterson · at 00:40:31

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  4. The Bible

    Traditional

    Mentioned by Jordan Peterson · at 01:06:45

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  5. Harry Potter

    J. K. Rowling

    Mentioned by Jordan Peterson · at 01:56:37

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  6. Maps of Meaning

    Jordan B. Peterson

    Mentioned by Jordan Peterson · at 02:24:10

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Clinical psychologist and University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson discusses his controversial views on identity politics, Marxism, and gender differences. He and Joe Rogan explore personal responsibility, meaning, and the psychological sources of suffering. Peterson also reflects on the fifteen-year process behind his book Maps of Meaning and how it shaped his later work.

What they talked about

  • Jordan Peterson's Channel 4 interview with Cathy Newman
  • Critique of identity politics and tribalism
  • Gender differences in interests and occupational outcomes
  • Critique of postmodernism and radical left ideology
  • The importance of personal responsibility and meaning
  • The Gulag Archipelago and Soviet atrocities
  • Diet and autoimmune disorders (ketogenic diet)
  • The power of archetypal stories and mythology

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