Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-08-19
Books mentioned on #313 – Jordan Peterson: Life, Death, Power, Fame, and Meaning
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Идіотъ
Идіотъ by Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский is a nineteenth-century Russian novel that follows the compassionate and innocent Prince Myshkin, whose arrival in high society causes disruption and exposes the moral failings, greed, and psychological turmoil of those around him.
Discussed“I almost graduated to that one because for the longest time, The Idiot was my favorite book, because I identified with the ideas represented by Prince Myshkin.”
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The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn is a monumental literary, historical, and psychological portrait of Soviet totalitarianism, drawing on personal accounts and historical documentation of the prison camp system.
Discussed“i have to ask you about gulag archipelago by soulja nitzin that speak to this very point there's so many layers of this book who could talk about it forever i'm sure in many ways we are talking about it forever but there is sort of one of the themes captured in a few ways that was described to the”
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Архипелаг ГУЛАГ
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is a monumental historical and literary chronicle detailing the vast system of Soviet forced labor camps and state repression.
Discussed“I have to ask you about Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn that speaks to this very point.”
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The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that enters deeply into debates of God, free will, and morality through the interconnected lives of the Karamazov family.
Discussed“because i was tempted by a luciferian intellect you know in in in the manner that in a manner very similar to the manner he was tempted but i mean i think i think you can make a case that the brothers karamazov is dostoevsky's crowning achievement wow and that's something man all right”
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Братья Карамазовы
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a profound philosophical novel that explores deep moral questions concerning faith, doubt, reason, and free will in nineteenth-century Russia.
Discussed“On which point, I got to ask, is there a case to be made that The Brothers Karamazov is the greatest book ever written?”
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a classic psychological novel that examines the profound moral dilemmas and intense guilt experienced by a troubled young man who commits a desperate crime.
Discussed“see i think i like crime and punishment because while you identified with michigan i think i identified more with raskolnikov”
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Illustrated)
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a classic psychological novel that examines the profound moral dilemmas and intense guilt experienced by a troubled young man who commits a desperate crime.
Discussed“see i think i like crime and punishment because while you identified with michigan i think i identified more with raskolnikov”
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The Idiot
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a classic 19th-century Russian novel that follows Prince Myshkin, a man of exceptional innocence and goodness who is frequently misunderstood by the corrupt society around him.
Discussed“and that one was definitive and i almost graduated to that one because for the longest time the idiot was my favorite book”
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The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov is a celebrated masterpiece of Russian literature that intertwines a satirical depiction of Soviet Moscow with a magical, philosophical retelling of the encounter between Pontius Pilate and Jesus.
Recommended“um the master in margarita that's a deadly book i've read that i think four times and i still there's still it's unbelievably deep”
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Мастер и Маргарита
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov is a classic satirical novel blending supernatural elements with Soviet life.
Recommended“The Master and Margarita, that's a deadly book.”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the following is a conversation with jordan peterson an influential psychologist lecturer podcast host and author of maps of meaning 12 rules for life and beyond order”
“the following is a conversation with jordan peterson an influential psychologist lecturer podcast host and author of maps of meaning 12 rules for life and beyond order”
“the following is a conversation with jordan peterson an influential psychologist lecturer podcast host and author of maps of meaning 12 rules for life and beyond order”
“The following is a conversation with Jordan Peterson, an influential psychologist, lecturer, podcast host, and author of 'Maps of Meaning,' '12 Rules for Life,' and beyond.”
“The following is a conversation with Jordan Peterson, an influential psychologist, lecturer, podcast host, and author of 'Maps of Meaning,' '12 Rules for Life,' and beyond.”
“it's you know it's like editing james joyce like finnegan's wake or something because it doesn't make any sense”