Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2023-12-11
Books mentioned on A Psychologist and Historian Discuss the End of the World | Dr. Niall Ferguson | EP 404
Jordan Peterson discussed Doom by Niall Ferguson, The Book of revelation by Rupert Thomson, The Confessions by Saint Augustine (of Hippo), and Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Niall Ferguson recommended Dominion by Tom Holland and American Prometheus by Kai Bird, and discussed The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson and The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Doom
Niall Ferguson's Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe is a sweeping historical analysis of why human societies fail to anticipate and mitigate disasters.
Discussed“so I was reviewing your book Doom this morning and I've been wanting to talk to you about it for a long time”
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The Book of revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament, featuring apocalyptic imagery and prophecies concerning the end times.
Discussed“The Book of Revelation for example are in part attempts to structure our apprehension of the what would you say the Eternal apocalypse”
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The Confessions
The Confessions is a profound spiritual autobiography by Saint Augustine that chronicles his journey from a restless, hedonistic youth to a life of Christian faith.
Discussed“The Book of Revelation, for example, are in part attempts to structure our apprehension of what you would call the eternal apocalypse and to also help us determine practically and politically how that might be at least staved off, although perhaps even managed more comprehensively.”
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Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a foundational existential novella that explores the depths of human alienation, paradoxical free will, and psychological spite.
Discussed“and that's the problem with socialist visions of Utopia that people like dovi laid out in the late 1800s know in in Notes from Underground”
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Dominion
Dominion by Tom Holland is a sweeping historical work examining how Christianity shaped Western culture, secular values, and modern moral frameworks.
Recommended“my friend the historian Tom Holland wrote a nice book recently Dominion arguing that Christian ways of thinking about the world have outlived Christianity”
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The Master of Ballantrae
Discussed“and of course the critical idea which Robert L Stevenson gets at in the master of balant tree and and James hog gets and the Confessions of a Justified sinner is that the elect are the worst people”
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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Discussed“and James hog gets and the Confessions of a Justified sinner is that the elect are the worst people”
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American Prometheus
American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J.
Recommended“I haven't watched the movie but I read the the book American Prometheus I I prefer books to movies and the book”
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“and that is really the central argument of Doom it's very significant that in our lifetimes governments have got worse at dealing with disasters not better”