Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2017-05-09

Joe Rogan & Jordan Peterson: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #958

#958 - Jordan Peterson

5 books · With Jordan Peterson · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist and tenured professor of psychology at the University of Toronto.

Jordan Peterson recommended The Discovery Of The Unconscious by Henri F. Ellenberger, and discussed History of madness by Michel Foucault, Madness and Civilization by Michel Foucault, and Hitler's Table Talk by Hugh R. Trevor-Roper. Joe Rogan discussed Going Clear by Lawrence Wright.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. History of madness

    Michel Foucault · at 43:18

    History of Madness by Michel Foucault is a comprehensive philosophical work that traces the complex evolution of psychiatric thought, societal exclusion, and the institutionalization of mental illness from the medieval era onward.

    Discussed
    “and you know I read fuko's work I think it was Madness and civilization where he he Advanced that particular um Doctrine”
    Where to get it
  2. Madness and Civilization

    Michel Foucault · at 43:18

    Madness and Civilization by Michel Foucault is an influential historical and philosophical study examining the changing social perceptions, confinement, and treatment of madness throughout the evolution of Western civilization.

    Discussed
    “and you know I read fuko's work I think it was Madness and civilization where he he Advanced that particular um Doctrine”
    Where to get it
  3. The Discovery Of The Unconscious

    Henri F. Ellenberger · at 44:19

    The Discovery of the Unconscious is a sweeping historical and psychological masterwork by Henri F. Ellenberger that traces the origins and evolution of psychoanalytic thought through figures like Pierre Janet, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler.

    Recommended
    “it's like I mean there's a book called discovery of the unconscious by a guy named hre Alber that was written in the believe in the' 60s great book on history of psychoanalysis”
    Where to get it
  4. Hitler's Table Talk

    Hugh R. Trevor-Roper · at 1:01:55

    Hitler's Table Talk by Hugh R. Trevor-Roper compiles the spontaneous mealtime monologues of Adolf Hitler recorded by secretaries between 1939 and 1942, offering insight into his private worldview and rhetoric.

    Discussed
    “I went back and looked at Hitler's table talk it's a book Hitler's table talk and he wrote that it it was derived from notes that were taken by his secretaries between 1939 and 1942 when he was eating dinner and spontaneously expounding on the structure of reality”
    Where to get it
  5. Going Clear

    Lawrence Wright · at 1:45:23

    Going Clear by Lawrence Wright is a meticulously researched investigative book that exposes the inner workings, history, and controversial practices of the Church of Scientology.

    Discussed
    “if you read uh Lawrence Wright's book going clear he was clearly trying to fix himself in creating this religion this uh religion that was a lot of it based on self-help principles that he took from other sources”
    Where to get it
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Plugged Maps of Meaning
“that's right that's exactly what happens I detailed out that process in my book maps of meaning exactly that”