Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2024-09-19
Books mentioned on 482. The Meaning Crisis: Resolution | Dr. John Vervaeke
Dr. Jordan B.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lord of Light
Discussed“and I read a book by Roger zasi called Lord of Light that introduced me to Buddhism and Hinduism and the power of myth”
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Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A.
Discussed“heand does the same thing with Stranger in a Strange Land right because and it's so interesting because musk named his AI grock after Valentine Smith”
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The Republic
The Republic by Plato is a foundational philosophical text exploring justice, political structures, and the nature of the human soul through Socratic dialogue.
Discussed“I took an intro to philosophy course and we read the Republic and I met Socrates”
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The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a complex philosophical novel that explores faith, doubt, morality, and free will through the tumultuous relationships of the Karamazov family.
Discussed“And maybe we could do that by referring to the Grand Inquisitor in the Brothers Karamazov, as long as we put it together with Notes from Underground, which I just taught for a course. I did a course on literature in the meaning crisis, and so I that you use notes.”
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Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a profound 1864 novella presented as the bitter, hyperconscious confessions of an isolated former civil servant living in St.
Discussed“And maybe we could do that by referring to the Grand Inquisitor in the Brothers Karamazov, as long as we put it together with Notes from Underground, which I just taught for a course. I did a course on literature in the meaning crisis, and so I that you use notes.”
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Moby Dick
Moby Dick is Herman Melville's classic epic novel about Captain Ahab's obsessive, self-destructive hunt for the giant white whale.
Discussed“You know, I did a course on Moby Dick, Heart of Darkness, Notes from Underground, Death in Venice, and The Plague—all one course. Oh yeah, that's fun.”
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Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is a 1899 novella exploring the brutal realities of European colonialism in the Congo and the psychological depths of human nature.
Discussed“You know, I did a course on Moby Dick, Heart of Darkness, Notes from Underground, Death in Venice, and The Plague—all one course. Oh yeah, that's fun.”
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Tod in Venedig
Discussed“You know, I did a course on Moby Dick, Heart of Darkness, Notes from Underground, Death in Venice, and The Plague—all one course. Oh yeah, that's fun.”
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La Peste
La Peste by Albert Camus is a profound philosophical novel that depicts a devastating plague sweeping through the Algerian city of Oran, using the sudden catastrophe to explore human suffering, existential dread, collective responsibility, and the quiet heroism of ordinary people facing absurd and insurmountable circumstances.
Discussed“You know, I did a course on Moby Dick, Heart of Darkness, Notes from Underground, Death in Venice, and The Plague—all one course. Oh yeah, that's fun.”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“well one of one of the things that I wrote about I have a new book coming out in November and I actually Drew somewhat heavily on Richard Dawkins for parts of the book we who wrestle with we who wrestle with God”
“so uh so first big news uh the book form of Awakening from the meaning crisis is coming out uh uh the 29th of this month”