📚 4 Books mentioned in "The Makings of a Leader | The Honourable Tony Abbott | EP 393" of The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
Podcast: The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
Episode: The Makings of a Leader | The Honourable Tony Abbott | EP 393
Published on November 2, 2023
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
... Trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen
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One of the books that I read as a youngster was Viktor Frankl's famous book, 'From Death Camp to Existentialism.' Now, I didn't know too much about existentialism, and I still don't, but I do know that he survived that by focusing on the love he had for his wife and the love he had for his family.
Tony Abbott recalls reading Viktor Frankl's well-known book, 'From Death Camp to Existentialism,' during his youth. He reflects on its significant message about finding meaning through love and resilience, especially amid suffering.
Faust
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If you look at the conditions of life, especially when things are not going well for you, you could easily proclaim, like the antinatalists do, that life is so bloody miserable in its essence that it would be better if it didn't exist at all. That's Mephistopheles, by the way, in Goethe's Faust.
Dr. Peterson refers to 'Goethe's Faust' to illustrate the antinatalist perspective that life can be fundamentally miserable, akin to the character Mephistopheles in the play.
The beauty myth : how images of beauty are used against women
She wrote 'The Beauty Myth' and has been a pretty powerful voice on the left, promoting the narrative of patriarchal oppression. I mean, that's a narrative she buys.
In this segment, Dr. Peterson refers to Naomi Wolf and her book, 'The Beauty Myth', highlighting it as an example of her strong advocacy for the narrative surrounding patriarchal oppression. He suggests that her personal experiences influence her intellectual perspectives.
The book of Exodus
Buy The book of Exodus by Chadwick, G. A. on Amazon
I've been reading and writing about the Book of Exodus and conducted a seminar with a variety of people on that book. I was reading a section the other day where the burning bush appears to Moses, which is a compelling section.
Dr. Peterson shares that he has been actively studying and discussing the 'Book of Exodus', highlighting a recent seminar where this text was a focal point. He refers to a compelling scene involving Moses and the burning bush, tying it into broader themes of leadership and religious tradition.