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142. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Existentialism)

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Consequences of Losing Foundational Beliefs

This chapter explores the Enlightenment's delayed effects in Russia through Tolstoy's experiences, particularly the realization of a world without God. It also compares this existential crisis with Quebec's transition from Catholicism, highlighting the societal upheavals and the dangers of losing foundational belief systems.

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