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Every book James Orr recommended on podcasts
James Orr appeared on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to discuss searching for God within Oxford and Cambridge alongside Nigel Biggar. During the conversation, James Orr recounted a student's attempt to study identity by reading Augustine's works, specifically listing The Confessions, De Trinitate, and City of God. Moving into modern philosophy and ethics, James Orr brought up Charles Taylor's book The Ethics of Authenticity to discuss the context required for genuine authenticity, praising it as Taylor's best and shortest book. In addition, James Orr mentioned Immanuel Kant's foundational philosophical work, Critique of Pure Reason, when discussing the historical explosion of thought that occurred in 1781. The conversation also touched upon philosophy of mind when James Orr discussed David Chalmers's thesis, The Conscious Mind, noting how Chalmers brought the hard problem of consciousness back onto the philosophical table in 1994. Through these various references, Orr illustrated the deep historical and philosophical underpinnings of identity, consciousness, and modern ethical frameworks as they are studied within academic environments.
Books recommended by James Orr
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City of God
Augustine of Hippo's City of God is a monumental theological work written to comfort Christians and defend the faith against accusations that it caused the fall of the Roman Empire.
Discussed“i thought i could go and read the confessions and the trinitate and the city of god and and try and work out what augustine has to say about identity”
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Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that investigates the limits and structure of human knowledge.
Discussed“but the the explosion occurs in 1781 with the critique of pure reason”
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The Confessions
The Confessions is a profound spiritual autobiography by Saint Augustine that chronicles his journey from a restless, hedonistic youth to a life of Christian faith.
Discussed“i thought i could go and read the confessions and the trinitate and the city of god and and try and work out what augustine has to say about identity”
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The Conscious Mind
Discussed“i mean you mentioned david chalmers as you say this brilliant young philosopher who in 1994 published his phd thesis the conscious mind which brought back in onto the table that what he called the hard problem of consciousness”
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The ethics of authenticity
The ethics of authenticity by Charles Taylor is a concise work of political theory that explores the moral landscape of modern individualism and identity.
Discussed“it reminds me of uh what your compatriot charles taylor once wrote in in his best shortest book i'm glad to say the ethics of authenticity”
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Books James Orr wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| 194. Searching for God within Oxford and Cambridge | James Orr & Nigel Biggar | The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast | 2021-09-27 | 5 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“He's the author, most famously perhaps, of the popular work 12 Rules for Life in 2018 that has sold many millions of copies and has topped best-sellers lists in Brazil and Netherlands and the United States and Australia and in too many other countries to mention.”