Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2022-04-18
Books mentioned on 245. The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Economic Inequality | Glenn Loury
This episode was recorded on October 12, 2021 Dr. Glenn Loury and I discuss the Pareto principle, the economics of inequality, PC culture, climate change, race in America, IQ and The Bell Curve, intelligence vs.
Glenn Loury discussed Social Choice and Individual Values by Kenneth Joseph Arrow and others and Human Diversity by Charles Murray. Jordan Peterson discussed Little Science, Big Science by Derek J. de Solla Price and The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Social Choice and Individual Values
Discussed“he has a famous uh book called social choice and individual values and then that book is a theorem which he has to employ rigorous mathematics to demonstrate”
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Human Diversity
Human Diversity by Charles Murray is a controversial nonfiction book that examines biological and social science data surrounding behavioral differences related to race, sex, and class.
Discussed“i read charles murray's book human diversity and uh the section of that book on jitter is etched very powerfully into my mind”
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Little Science, Big Science
Discussed“but the problem is is that there's a book called big science little science that was written in about 1962 and the author escapes me at the moment”
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The Bell Curve
The Bell Curve by Richard J.
Discussed“and to what extent does you remember the bell curve yeah who could okay yeah i was at harvard when that came out and hernstein was still a professor there”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Anatomy of Racial Inequality
“he's published widely as an economic theorist and researcher has lectured throughout the world and is one of america's leading analysts of racial inequality”