Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2022-05-23
Books mentioned on 255. What We Can All Learn From Islam & The Quran | Hamza Yusuf
This episode was recorded on December 28th, 2021. In this episode, Hamza Yusuf and I discuss the core beliefs of Islam, Hamza’s conversion, the importance of bridging religions, and the problem with our culture now.
Hamza Yusuf discussed The Federalist papers by Alexander Hamilton and others, The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James, And there was light by Jacques Lusseyran, Life After Life by Raymond A. Moody and others, Unlocking the Zen koan, The Dialogues of Plato, and Nicomachean Ethics.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Federalist papers
The Federalist papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, James Madison, John Jay is a foundational collection of essays advocating for the ratification of the United States Constitution.
Discussed“in fact i think james charles taylor has a very interesting book revisiting james the variety's religious experience and he talks about this idea that james looks at people who have religion in this sanguine sense”
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
William James's The Varieties of Religious Experience is a foundational exploration of human spirituality, religious sentiment, and psychological states of consciousness.
Discussed“in fact i think james charles taylor has a very interesting book revisiting james the variety's religious experience and he talks about this idea that james looks at people who have religion in this sanguine sense they simply accept their religion that they're born into”
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And there was light
Discussed“do you know jacques lesser that he wrote a book called and there was light he was that he was a he was a french resistance fighter and he wrote he wrote this very interesting autobiography”
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Life After Life
Life After Life by Raymond A.
Discussed“i actually went and met with dr raymond moody who wrote the books on life after life and uh he did a lot of the work with near-death um people that had had”
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Unlocking the Zen koan
Discussed“a mentor of mine and a friend of mine dr thomas cleary wrote a book called zen koans he also translated the quran he's one of the brilliant translators of the of of our lifetime but he wrote a book called zen koans”
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The Dialogues of Plato
The Dialogues of Plato by Plato is a foundational collection of classical Greek philosophical texts utilizing conversational formats to explore ethics, politics, and metaphysics.
Discussed“so the trinity is you know the the principle of the triad is uh you know in plato and the timaeus talks about that”
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Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle's classical treatise on virtue, happiness, and human flourishing remains a cornerstone of philosophical inquiry and ethical discussion.
Discussed“and we all really acknowledge and and really have benefited greatly from the nicomachean ethics all three traditions recognize the nicomachean ethics and its importance and that's why our ethical tradition our great treatises reflect many of the truths that aristotle articulated in the nicomachean ethics”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so the orthodox tradition the catholic tradition aren't that different even though they split in the 11th century over a diphthong as gibbon points out”