Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-08-19
Lex Fridman & Jordan Peterson: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #313
#313 – Jordan Peterson: Life, Death, Power, Fame, and Meaning
Jordan Peterson is a psychologist, lecturer, podcast host, and author.
Jordan Peterson recommended The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov and The Master and Margarita by Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, and discussed The Idiot by Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский and Genesis by Bernard Beckett. Lex Fridman discussed The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenit︠s︡yn, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Idiot
Discussed“dostoevsky wrote in the idiot spoken through the character of prince mishkin that beauty will save the world”
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Genesis
Discussed“so i did a lecture series on genesis and i got a lot of it unpacked”
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The Gulag Archipelago
Discussed“i have to ask you about gulag archipelago by soulja nitzin that speak to this very point”
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The Brothers Karamazov
Discussed“is there a case to be made that brothers karmazov is the greatest book ever written yeah there's a case to be made for that i don't know is it better than crime and punishment yes”
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The Master and Margarita
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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The Master and Margarita
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
Plugged 12 Rules for Life
“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”
Plugged Maps of Meaning
“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”
Plugged 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”
Passing Maps of Meaning
“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.”
Passing 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.”
Passing Finnegans Wake
“it's you know it's like editing james joyce like finnegan's wake or something because it doesn't make any sense”