(image from — https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1348627-jordan-peterson) I discussed in the previous section “philosophical foolishness”, which led, by the end, to an argument that took Jordan’s reasoning to completely opposite conclusions — his unqualified rejection of socialism and Marxist-inspired thought in general (which, I should note, is consistent with his larger narrative of conserving the value of traditional…
Month: August 2018
39) Jordan Peterson: Part 1, Subsection 2: Philosophical Foolishness
Jordan positions many of his key opinions as being True, his extensive knowledge gathered from modern scientific ‘facts’ and the symbology of archetypes and myths. In much of his work, the way he presents his knowledge comes across more or less the same as any other passionate scientist, and I can accept a lot of…
38) Jordan Peterson: Part 1: Problems with fundamental assumptions: “In this corner, Dominance hierarchies!!! (crowd goes WIIIIILLLLLLLD!!); and in this corner, Compassion!!! (Woooo…..????…*pin drop*)”
Subsection 1: Foolishness as Lack of Balance and Contextual Sensitivity “You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!” ―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Anakin Skywalker In the most succinct way I can put it, I think a good…
36) Jordan Peterson: Prologue – A personal note
To help guide your expectations of what we’ll explore in this series of posts: there are 8 key points of contention, and one point of agreement, that I’d like to raise. Here’s a Table of Contents. Prologue: (i.e., the part after the Table of Contents…) 🙂 Foreplay) Agreeing on freedom of speech: yayyy!!! Part 1)…