Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2023-06-15
Books mentioned on You are the Target | James Lindsay | EP 367
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Capital
Capital by Karl Marx is a foundational theoretical and economic critique of capitalism, analyzing how commodities, labor, and capital interact within industrial economies.
Discussed“if we focus on his economic analysis in capital we miss the entire picture”
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Das Kapital
Das Kapital by Karl Marx is a monumental three-volume economic and social analysis of capitalism, the commodification of labor, and the alienating effects of industrial modernization.
Discussed“If we focus on his economic analysis in 'Capital', we miss the entire picture.”
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The phenomenology of spirit
The Phenomenology of Spirit by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is a monumental 1807 philosophical work that traces the historical and systematic development of human consciousness, knowledge, and self-awareness.
Discussed“in fact if we read phenomenology of spirit from Hegel 1807 a publication”
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Phänomenologie des Geistes
Discussed“So these sects that you're referring to in the Middle Ages of kind of bizarre Christianity were actually Gnostic heresies that were developing, and I think that by means of Hegel coming down through Marx, who inverted it, I believe we actually are looking at a Gnostic heresy hidden inside of economics, social — in fact, if we read 'Phenomenology”
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Covid-19: The Great Reset
Covid-19: The Great Reset by Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret is a socio-political book exploring global restructuring in the wake of the pandemic.
Critiqued“Did you read Klaus Schwab's 'Great Reset'? I did, and quite the aggregation of clichés.”
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The Great Narrative
The Great Narrative by Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret is a socio-economic policy book that proposes a collaborative global framework to address contemporary systemic crises and shape a new moral structure for society.
Discussed“So 'The Great Narrative,' his second book that he wrote… well, it's his fourth, really, but the second book he wrote in that series is much more poignant.”
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How to Spend $75 Billion to Make the World a Better Place
How to Spend $75 Billion to Make the World a Better Place by Bjørn Lomborg is an analytical and pragmatic guide that evaluates global challenges and applies cost-benefit analysis to determine the most effective ways to allocate resources for maximum humanitarian and economic impact.
Recommended“Bjorn wrote a book a while back called 'How to Spend $75 Billion to Make the World a Better Place,' which is an intelligent approach to... I wouldn't say the polycrisis because that isn't how he frames it!”
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One-Dimensional Man
One-Dimensional Man by Herbert Marcuse is a prominent 1964 socio-political critique examining how advanced industrial society controls human behavior and suppresses dissent through consumerism and technological rationality.
Discussed“So we go back to our neo-Marxist Herbert Marcuse writing in 'One-Dimensional Man'... and what is he saying? What's his argument?”
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