Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2024-08-15
Books mentioned on 472. A Call for the Sane - Beauty, Truth, & Purpose | Douglas Murray
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Jordan Peterson discussed War on the West by Douglas Murray, The pilgrim's progress by John Bunyan, and Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier. Douglas Murray discussed The storm of war by Andrew Roberts.
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War on the West
The War on the West by Douglas Murray is a cultural commentary examining contemporary criticisms of Western civilization and the ideological battles shaping modern political discourse in America and Britain.
Discussed“How do you exactly do you tie in what you were writing about in The War on the West with what you've seen unfold since October 7th say in relationship to what you're going to speak about?”
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The pilgrim's progress
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan is a famous Christian allegory that follows a character named Christian on his arduous journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, overcoming numerous trials, temptations, and monsters along the way.
Discussed“How do you tie in what you were writing about in 'The War on the West' with what you've seen unfold since October 7th in relation to what you're going to discuss?”
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Irreversible Damage
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier is a 2020 non-fiction book that explores the social contagion aspect of gender dysphoria, focusing on the sudden, massive surge in teenage girls identifying as transgender.
Discussed“I guess it was 2 years ago when Abigail first put out her book Irreversible Damage.”
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The storm of war
The Storm of War by Andrew Roberts is a sweeping, comprehensive historical account of the Second World War that details the immense global conflicts, military strategies, and human elements of the era.
Discussed“And but one of the things, you know, I I I I said, you know, as well as talking about the famous great figures of the past, I gave the example of there's a as a 16-year-old who who who Andrew Roberts mentions in his history of World War II, The Storm of War, the 16-year-old who lied about his”
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“Douglas is the author of The War on the West, The Strange Death of Europe, and The Madness of Crowds, among other books.”
“Douglas is the author of The War on the West, The Strange Death of Europe, and The Madness of Crowds, among other books.”
“Douglas is the author of The War on the West, The Strange Death of Europe, and The Madness of Crowds, among other books.”
“Douglas is the author of 'The War on the West,' 'The Strange Death of Europe,' and 'The Madness of Crowds,' among other books.”
“Douglas is the author of 'The War on the West,' 'The Strange Death of Europe,' and 'The Madness of Crowds,' among other books.”
“Douglas is the author of 'The War on the West,' 'The Strange Death of Europe,' and 'The Madness of Crowds,' among other books.”
“So, anyway, on with the analysis of 'The Strange Death of the West.' Hello, Mr. Murray.”
“So, anyways, on with the analysis of The Strange Death of the West.”
“Oh, well, one of the things is that it's a follow-on from, you know, I wrote this book The War on the West, which you and I discussed when it came out about 18 months ago.”
“One of the things is that it’s a follow-on from the book 'The War on the West,' which you and I discussed when it came out about 18 months ago.”
“Well, it partly from that and partly from the previous books, including my one The Strange Death of Europe, came out in 2017.”
“It partly relates to that and to my previous book, 'The Strange Death of Europe,' which came out in 2017.”
“The Strange Death of Europe was largely my last-ditch attempt to warn my own society of birth and other Western countries not to go down the path that they were precisely going down.”
“'The Strange Death of Europe' was largely my last-ditch attempt to warn my society and others in the West not to follow the path we were on.”
“It's what I wrote about in the war on the West, the jabbing majority populations.”
“You don't have a culture; it's what I read about in the war in the West—the jab at the majority populations.”
“Yeah, no, and that's why, I mean, the great answer—I said at the end of The War in the West—the great answer to all of this, and it also comes back to what you were saying about pride.”