Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2024-07-29
Books mentioned on 467. Plagiarized by Harvard's President | Dr. Carol Swain
Dr. Jordan Peterson sits down with political scientist and author Dr.
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Infidel
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a powerful and harrowing memoir that details the author's upbringing in Somalia, her escape from an arranged marriage, and her subsequent journey toward secularism and human rights advocacy in the West.
Discussed“Now it's a weird thing, and I kind of see this with Ayaan Hirsi Ali as well. I read Ayaan Hirsi Ali's book, "Infidel," about 15 years ago, and I thought, "Oh my God, this woman is unbelievable!"”
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The shape of the river
Discussed“You were asking questions; for me, I think I fell out of favor when Bowen and Bok published "The Shape of the River" and I started talking about affirmative action. I wrote an op-ed piece favoring class-based, race-neutral affirmative action; that was not what the elites wanted and marked part of the beginning of the end for me.”
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Im Westen nichts Neues
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a classic anti-war novel that depicts the harsh physical and mental stress of German soldiers during World War I, alongside the detachment from civilian life felt upon returning home.
Discussed“I actually think there's a rule there; look at what happens in The Book of Job. Job is in a situation where he loses virtually everything, plus he becomes extremely ill, to the point where his wife says there's nothing left for you to do but shake your fist at God and die, and Job refuses to lose faith in”
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