Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2023-11-16

Books mentioned on 397. The Heritage Foundation: Responsibility and Meaning | Dr. Kevin Roberts

2 books · With Kevin Roberts · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Dr. Jordan B Peterson sits down with the current president of the Heritage Foundation, Dr.

Kevin Roberts discussed The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith. Jordan Peterson discussed Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   The Wealth of Nations

   Adam Smith · at 1:10:14

   The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith is a foundational 1776 text by the Scottish thinker often regarded as the father of modern economics, exploring free markets, capitalism, and the mechanics of national wealth.

   Discussed

   “It was the monks of Salaka in the 1200s who first came up with this concept and even Adam Smith himself, I think, would be very comfortable in this exchange that you and I are having about the lack of primacy of the free market as it relates to human goods.”

   Kevin Roberts 397. The Heritage Foundation: Responsibility and Meaning | Dr. Kevin R… 2023-11-16 Listen at 1:10:14

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   Atlas Shrugged

   Ayn Rand · at 1:17:49 · mentioned 6 times

   Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a sweeping philosophical novel that champions objectivism, laissez-faire capitalism, and individual achievement while depicting a dystopian society collapsing under the weight of excessive government controls.

   Discussed

   “I've just been rereading out the shrug which I do oddly enough about every 15 years years and I figured out one of the core problems with her Doctrine it might be the core problem”

   Jordan Peterson 397. The Heritage Foundation: Responsibility and Meaning | Dr. Kevin R… 2023-11-16 Listen at 1:17:49

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