Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2021-01-24
Books mentioned on 152. Radical Ideology and the Nihilistic Void | Douglas Murray
This episode was recorded on January 15, 2021.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Madness of Crowds
The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray is a contemporary work of social and political commentary examining modern cultural controversies surrounding identity politics, gender, and sexuality.
Discussed“i have the great good fortune on this january 15th 2021 of talking to mr douglas murray the author of the madness of crowds gender race and identity douglas”
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Identity in a Post-communist Balkan State
Identity in a Post-communist Balkan State by Douglas Saltmarshe is an academic work that explores shifting social identities, though guests and hosts frequently invoke Douglas Murray's similarly themed cultural critique, The Madness of Crowds, under conversational cross-reference.
Discussed“i have the great good fortune on this january 15th 2021 of talking to mr douglas murray the author of the madness of crowds gender race and identity douglas”
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Reflections on the revolution in France
Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke is a foundational conservative text that critiques the radical upheaval of the French Revolution, championing traditional institutions, gradual reform, and social order over abstract rationalism.
Discussed“why burke takes a view he does of the events in france and writes about in the reflections”
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Irreversible Damage
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier is a 2020 nonfiction book that examines the sharp surge in adolescent girls adopting transgender identities, attributing the trend largely to social contagion and peer influence.
Discussed“i just interviewed abigail schreier who wrote irreversible damage and she talks about some of the consequences now obviously her book is quite controversial”
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Unmasked
Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy by Andy Ngo is a controversial exposé that examines the tactics, ideology, and structural organization of radical leftist extremist groups.
Recommended“and uh his forthcoming book unmasked which i blurbed and uh is now the number one best-selling book on amazon happily”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“um in recent years as i say at the beginning of the matters of crowds the most obvious way of filling it is with the horrible and dysfunctional and retributive replacement religion which is identity politics intersectionalism”
“and obviously they're the issues i write about in matters of crowds the the the presumption seems to be and the selection seems to be something around the idea of there's something you can do about it”
“i noticed when i was interviewing various trans people for the madness of crowds um i noticed that it provides a path”