Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2021-11-26
Books mentioned on 202. Meaning, Awe and Conceptualization of God - pt. 3
This episode is comprised of multiple Season 4 episodes from the podcast, specifically, Jonathan Pageau, James Orr & Nigel Biggar, Ian McGilchrist, Lawrence Krauss, Christopher Kaczor and Matthew Petrusek and Bishop Barron.
Jordan Peterson discussed The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Language Instinct
Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct is a prominent popular science book that explores the innate nature of human language acquisition and processing.
Discussed“And in his book, The Language Instinct, he talks a little bit at the end about culture, philosophy, music, art, and all of that religion, even for that matter, to some degree, but it's like a throwaway chapter at the end.”
Where to get it
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K.
Discussed“In my new book, I talk a fair bit about Harry Potter. And, you know, Harry Potter is definitely an archetype.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Jesus Christ Superstar
“why that time and that place? And the answer is, well, it has to be some bounded time and place.”