Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2023-04-24

Jordan Peterson & Naomi Wolf: books mentioned on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast #351

The Marxist Slide from Liberalism | Naomi Wolf | EP 351

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Jordan Peterson discussed The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf and The Bodies of Others by Naomi Wolf. Naomi Wolf recommended Racial hygiene, The Nazi Doctors by Robert Jay Lifton, and The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, and discussed Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay and Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions by Charles Mackay.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Beauty Myth

    Naomi Wolf · at 1:48 · mentioned 4 times

    The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf is a landmark feminist critique arguing that societal standards of physical attractiveness are weaponized against women to undermine their political and social gains.

    Discussed
    “her first book The Beauty myth challenged Notions of Attraction arguing that they are societally fabricated”
    Where to get it
  2. The Bodies of Others

    Naomi Wolf · at 2:13

    The Bodies of Others by Naomi Wolf investigates the authoritarian measures, lockdowns, and societal changes implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that governments weaponized public health concerns to erode civil liberties.

    Discussed
    “which led wolf to write her most recent book the bodies of others the new authoritarians covid-19 and the war against human”
    Where to get it
  3. Racial hygiene

    Proctor, Robert · at 58:27

    Racial Hygiene by Robert Proctor is a historical examination of medicine and public health policies under the Nazi regime in Germany.

    Recommended
    “There's a fantastic book called 'Racial Hygiene,' and of course, the classic 'The Nazi Doctors' makes this point.”
    Where to get it
  4. The Nazi Doctors

    Robert Jay Lifton · at 58:27

    The Nazi Doctors by Robert Jay Lifton is a historical and psychological study examining the medical professionals who participated in torture and mass murder within Nazi concentration camps.

    Recommended
    “There's a fantastic book called 'Racial Hygiene,' and of course, the classic 'The Nazi Doctors' makes this point.”
    Where to get it
  5. Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

    Charles Mackay · at 1:03:29

    Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay is a classic historical study examining mass hysteria, economic bubbles, and recurring crowd behaviors throughout history.

    Discussed
    “I keep going back to extraordinary popular delusions The Madness of crowds”
    Where to get it
  6. Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions

    Charles Mackay · at 1:03:33

    Discussed
    “I keep going back to 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions' and 'The Madness of Crowds.'”
    Where to get it
  7. The Body Keeps the Score

    Bessel van der Kolk · at 1:45:09 · mentioned 2 times

    The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is a deep exploration of how trauma physically impacts the brain and body.

    Recommended
    “one really wonderful book is the body keeps score about trauma”
    Where to get it
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Plugged The end of America
“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”