Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2021-05-06
Books mentioned on 166. Writer of Braveheart | Randall Wallace
Randall Wallace, graduate of Duke University, is an American NYT bestselling author of seven novels, as well as a screenwriter (TV and film), director, producer, songwriter, holder of a black belt in karate, and founder of Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity.
Jordan Peterson discussed Pearl Harbor by Randall Wallace, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Sources of the Self by Charles Taylor, Living the Braveheart Life by Randall Wallace, and The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker. Randall Wallace recommended The War of Art by Steven Pressfield.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Pearl Harbor
Discussed“He's also written seven novels, including the New York Times bestseller Pearl Harbor, and has founded Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity.”
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The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a complex philosophical novel that delves deeply into faith, doubt, free will, and morality through the turbulent relationships of the Karamazov family.
Discussed“And and and it's so interesting how it works in in in the brothers Karamazovv um dsvki pits Ivan against Iliosa and Ivan is handsome and debonire and he's he's the warrior type that you just described.”
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Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity is a monumental philosophical study by Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor that traces how modern notions of personal identity, inwardness, and morality have evolved from ancient and medieval roots into contemporary secular frameworks.
Discussed“There's a philosopher in in Canada, Taylor, who wrote wrote about this in in a book called Sources of the Self, medieval people took the idea of hell extremely seriously and tortured themselves with it.”
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Living the Braveheart Life
Discussed“You write about that in in this book. Yes. Yes. Living the Braveheart Life. This is an autobiography or partly an autobiography.”
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The Language Instinct
The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker is a seminal popular science exploration of how humans acquire, use, and biologically possess language.
Discussed“And in his book, The Language Instinct, he talks a little bit at the end about culture, philosophy, music, art, and all of that, religion even for that matter to some degree.”
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The War of Art
Steven Pressfield's The War of Art serves as a profound guide for creatives, entrepreneurs, and thinkers seeking to understand and conquer the psychological barriers that hinder productivity and inspiration.
Recommended“and a friend named Steve Presfield, who's an incredible writer, wrote a book called The War of Art, which you'd be very interested in, I think.”
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“Beyond Order can be read and understood on its own, but also builds on the concepts that I developed in my previous books, 12 rules for life and before that, Maps of Meaning.”