Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2023-08-10
Jordan Peterson & Helen Joyce: books mentioned on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast #379
The War for Reality | Helen Joyce | EP 379
Jordan Peterson discussed Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and The Right to Sex by Amia Srinivasan. Helen Joyce discussed The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic dystopian science fiction novel that depicts a technologically advanced future society controlled through engineered reproduction, psychological conditioning, and constant superficial pleasure.
Discussed“you know when huxley's Brave New World that went by the wayside and it was a sign of uh immorality to say no to anyone who asked you who offered a sexual invitation”
Where to get it
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The Right to Sex
The Right to Sex by Amia Srinivasan is a collection of essays examining the intersections of philosophy, feminism, politics, and contemporary sexual ethics in the wake of the sexual revolution.
Discussed“I mean there's even a book called the right to sex I mean there are arguments now about how say an ugly or a fat or a disabled or an elderly or a poor man you know he's not going to get anyone to sleep with without paying so we have to have prostitutes for those men and well what”
Where to get it
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith is a seminal 1759 work of moral philosophy that examines the psychological foundations of human judgment, empathy, and social order.
Discussed“in The Wealth of Nations he talked about um the Invisible Hand which governs the market but then he also talked about theory of moral sentiments which was the the Realms where the market didn't go”
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The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith is a foundational 1776 text by the Scottish thinker often regarded as the father of modern economics, exploring free markets, capitalism, and the mechanics of national wealth.
Discussed“in The Wealth of Nations he talked about um the Invisible Hand which governs the market but then he also talked about theory of moral sentiments which was the the Realms where the market didn't go”
Where to get it
