#5 - Dr. Jordan Peterson Discusses the Importance of Great Books
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- He is a man who, in this day and age, needs no introduction. Dr. Jordan Peterson joined the Online Great Books podcast to share his thoughts on the Great Books and the importance of our mission to get people to read and discuss the greatest works of literature.
As Dr. Peterson advises in rule #9 of his 12 Rules for Life, "assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don't." The rule can easily be applied to reading as well as listening. In order to live a good life, that is, to avoid a life of suffering and evil, we must be able to critically think about our world and communicate our thoughts and beliefs to ourselves and others. One of mankind's unique tools for this kind of work is a capacity for reason. That reason, however, must be earned through study, critical thought, reflection, and discussion. We're not born with a command of it. Difficult books, like the Western Canon that we keep harping on about, are the portal.
Listening to this podcast in a post-COVID world makes me weep for what has been lost. The collapse of education in the United States is horrifying and I don't think we, as a nation, will grasp the full magnitude of the damage for at least a generation, possibly several generations. Fortunately, we live in an era that we are able to gather the necessary resources and soldier on individually or as families and I pray that will be enough to stand against the dark times ahead.
I’m so glad that I managed to stumble upon this podcast!
Thanks for listening! There are about 100 more episodes. Dig in!
So few views and no comments? Glad I found you. I enjoyed the conversation and hope it gets more attention.
We are baffled by this too!
It's a pity so less people has visited this 💎 conversation.
Thank you for your honesty about your experience with this interview. Really enjoyed this, it was a good listen and you had great questions.
Thank you sir. It was more than a little nerve wracking!!
I was excited to find this new resource
Thank you. I was unaware of your podcast.
Welcome aboard! Subscribe on iTunes too!
COOL. thanks for this!
I bought a full set today. I saved up for a long time. It will be my prized possession and will bring me a decade of leisure reading pleasure.
You'll be glad you did. Congrats.
great podcast
To argue is one thing, to quarrel is another.
Wtf JP!!! I’m sold!
Of all of the Jordan Peterson videos I've seen pop up in youtube's recommender system, I have never seen this one. I only found out about it because I follow Barbell Logic. Odd that this video is so undiscovered. Although maybe it's not strange, since most people these days don't like reading!
We aren't on the selected for success list.
Where are the other 999,000 views on this video? I don’t get it...
Shadow ban?