Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2024-12-12
Books mentioned on 506. Europe Imploding | Andrew Doyle & Graham Linehan
Dr. Jordan B.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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We Who Wrestle with God
We Who Wrestle with God by Jordan B.
Discussed“It's called 'We Who Wrestle With God,' and in that book, I take apart a sequence of Old Testament stories and explain at least part of what they mean, as far as I'm concerned.”
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Cato
Discussed“Now, of course, her name is going to escape me; it's Titania McGrath, yes, of course—of course. You wrote a book as her that was very comical, and you had and still have—how active is Titania McGrath now?”
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Discussed“So I mean it happened recently where a well-known author, Bo John, Bo came out in defense, who was someone who had attacked, he wrote the Boy in the Striped Pajamas, very famous novel, he had attacked Graham back in the day, and I saw this in, it was an incredible post.”
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Macbeth
Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a classic tragedy exploring ambition, guilt, and the darker side of human nature.
Discussed“He wasn’t interested in plots; you have Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and Romeo and Juliet—could you change a single syllable and improve it?”
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Les Miserables
Les Miserables is a sprawling classic novel by Victor Hugo that explores deep themes of justice, morality, and human redemption in nineteenth-century France.
Discussed“There's a great book by Victor Hugo about artistic genius, and he estimates that about three or four major artistic geniuses emerge in every generation.”
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