Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2024-07-29
Jordan Peterson & Dr. Carol Swain: books mentioned on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast #467
467. Plagiarized by Harvard's President | Dr. Carol Swain
Dr. Jordan Peterson sits down with political scientist and author Dr.
Jordan Peterson discussed Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali and The shape of the river by William G Bowen and others. Carol Swain discussed Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Infidel
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a powerful memoir detailing the author's escape from a oppressive upbringing in Somalia and her eventual journey of self-discovery and political awakening in the West.
Discussed“I read Ayaan Hirsi Ali's book Infidel oh, it must be 15 years ago and I thought, oh my God, this woman, she's just unbelievable.”
Where to get it
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Up From Slavery
Up From Slavery is an autobiography by Booker T.
Discussed“I'm sure you have heard or you're familiar with the fact that there are progressives who have labeled Booker T. Washington's Up from Slavery as a fiction, a work of fiction. That's That's horrible.”
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The shape of the river
Discussed“I think that I fell out of favor when Bowen and Bok published The Shape of the River and I started talking about affirmative action.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Black Faces, Black Interests
“I earned early tenure on the basis of my book Black Faces, Black Interests, the representation of African Americans in Congress. It was my first book. It's the one that won three national prizes, was cited by the Supreme Court.”
Passing Im Westen nichts Neues
“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”