Conversations with Tyler

Jordan Peterson on Mythology, Fame, and Reading People

Feb 13, 2019

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Psychological foundations of classical liberalism

00:57

The Value of Reading and Selecting Peers at University

01:17

Punctuated Equilibrium and the Exodus Story

01:15

Complexity of religious identity and the limitations of simple categorization

01:55

Introduction

2min

Is There a Difference Between Art and Politics?

4min

What Have You Learned About Politics and Myth?

2min

Psychotherapy and the Politics of Neuroticism

2min

The Book of Exodus - A Metaphor for Social Transformation

5min

The Koranic Take on Exodus and Moses

2min

What Is It Like Being Married to You?

2min

The Extreme Celebrity of Your Last Three or So Years, How Has It Changed You?

2min

Are the Human Resources Departments Getting More Power Than You Think?

2min

10.

Is There a Problem With Emigration Policy in the United States?

4min

11.

Exercise and Weight Lifting Can Help You Maintain Your Cognitive Function

2min

12.

Is There a Relationship Between Depression and Auto Immune Disfunction?

2min

13.

Are You a Christian?

2min

14.

What Do Most Other Smart People Not Understand About Talent Search?

3min

15.

The Way to Fix Higher Education Is to Build a Better System

2min

16.

How Do You Duplicate a University on Line?

4min

17.

Will Online Education Solve 90 % of the Problem of Online Education?

2min

18.

The Utility of Reading When You Go to University

3min

19.

Is There a Bureaucratic Master?

6min

Jordan Peterson joins Tyler to discuss collecting Soviet propaganda, why he’s so drawn to Jung, what the Exodus story can teach us about current events, his marriage and fame, what the Intellectual Dark Web gets wrong, immigration in America and Canada, his tendency towards depression, Tinder’s revolutionary nature, the lessons from The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, fixing universities, the skills needed to become a good educator, and much more.

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Conversations with Tyler

Jordan Peterson on Mythology, Fame, and Reading People

Psychological foundations of classical liberalism

The Value of Reading and Selecting Peers at University

Punctuated Equilibrium and the Exodus Story

Complexity of religious identity and the limitations of simple categorization

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