Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2021-08-23
Books mentioned on 188. Saving The Humanities | Stephen Blackwood
Dr. Stephen Blackwood: Philosopher, cultural critic and founder of Ralston College.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a comprehensive historical study arguing that violence has steadily declined over the course of human history.
Discussed“one of the things so he thinks very much like two p thinks and he wrote the better angels of our nature if i remember correctly as well showing that human aggression has decreased substantially over the last number of centuries”
Where to get it
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Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare widely regarded as his bloodiest and most violent play, telling the story of a Roman general's cycle of revenge with a Gothic empress.
Discussed“andrew doyle is doing a course on shakespeare's titus andronicus and so on”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Consolation of Philosophy
“oxford university press published his book the consolation of bethes as boethius as poetic liturgy in 2015”
Passing The Blank Slate
“the point i'm making is that you see the same thing in stephen pinker's work like the blank slate i'm sorry i hope i've got this right because i've read a couple of pinker's books”