Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2023-04-24
Books mentioned on The Marxist Slide from Liberalism | Naomi Wolf | EP 351
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The beauty myth : how images of beauty are used against women
Naomi Wolf and Suzy Jackson's The beauty myth : how images of beauty are used against women is a foundational feminist text that investigates how societal standards of physical attractiveness are weaponized against female advancement and autonomy.
Discussed“Her first book, 'The Beauty Myth,' challenged notions of attraction, arguing that they are societally fabricated.”
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Racial hygiene
Discussed“There's a fantastic book called 'Racial Hygiene,' and of course, the classic 'The Nazi Doctors' makes this point.”
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The Nazi Doctors
Discussed“There's a fantastic book called 'Racial Hygiene,' and of course, the classic 'The Nazi Doctors' makes this point.”
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Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions
Discussed“I keep going back to 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions' and 'The Madness of Crowds.'”
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The end of America
The End of America by Naomi Wolf is a provocative political critique that examines the historical warning signs of fascism and democratic decline, drawing parallels between past totalitarian regimes and contemporary erosions of civil liberties, government surveillance, and the expansion of executive power.
Discussed“But I do think if you're looking for unconscious motivations, my work dating from The End of America, in which I was focused on torture and surveillance, and my more recent work in which I recognized how violent and a coercive society can become definitely arose from my experience of being raped as a child and then molested as a”
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The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is a comprehensive exploration of how psychological trauma physically alters the brain and body, offering pathways to recovery through modern therapeutic practices.
Discussed“One really wonderful book is The Body Keeps Score about trauma, right?”
