Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2026-06-28
Books mentioned on Message from JBP | What You Put First Determines Your Life
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a classic psychological novel that details the intense mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Raskolnikov following his commission of a desperate crime.
Recommended“For me, Dostoevsky, the Russian novelist, sort of top of that list. His books, The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment and Notes from Underground, The Devils, are unbelievably compelling works of fiction and they're deep.”
Where to get it
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Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a foundational existential novella featuring a bitter, isolated narrator who launches a scathing critique of rational egoism, utopian engineering, and human nature.
Recommended“For me, Dostoevsky, the Russian novelist, sort of top of that list. His books, The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment and Notes from Underground, The Devils, are unbelievably compelling works of fiction and they're deep.”
Where to get it
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Illustrated)
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a psychological thriller examining guilt, morality, and redemption through the harrowing descent of a destitute former student in St.
Recommended“For me, Dostoevsky, the Russian novelist, sort of top of that list. His books, The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment and Notes from Underground, The Devils, are unbelievably compelling works of fiction and they're deep.”
Where to get it
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The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a classic philosophical novel that delves deeply into faith, doubt, free will, and the profound complexities of human morality.
Recommended“For me, Dostoevsky, the Russian novelist, sort of top of that list. His books, The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment and Notes from Underground, The Devils, are unbelievably compelling works of fiction and they're deep.”
Where to get it
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The Devils
The Devils by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a complex and deeply philosophical novel exploring the ideological extremes and political turbulence of 19th-century Russia.
Recommended“For me, Dostoevsky, the Russian novelist, sort of top of that list. His books, The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment and Notes from Underground, The Devils, are unbelievably compelling works of fiction and they're deep.”
Where to get it
