№ 01
“If there was any excuse to be a Marxist in 1917 (and both Dostoevsky and Nietzsche prophesied well before then that there would be hell to pay for that doctrine) there is absolutely and finally no excuse now.” source
Clinical psychologist and author
Jordan Peterson
Canadian clinical psychologist, former University of Toronto professor, and author of Maps of Meaning, 12 Rules for Life, and Beyond Order. Known for lectures on psychology, mythology, literature, and the works of Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Jung, and Solzhenitsyn.
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All Jordan Peterson book recommendations.
№ 02
“Read Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. That's the best investigation into that tactic that's ever been produced.” source
№ 03
“Ivan's argument is probably the most powerful argument ever offered in the literary domain for the atheist claim, and he does it essentially on moral grounds.” source
№ 04
“If you want to gain a striking and precise vision of the dangers governments pose, read 1984 today. A truly great book.” source
№ 05
“Orwell finally undermined me. It was not only my socialist ideology, but my faith in ideological stances themselves.” source
№ 06
“Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a book from my great books list.” source
№ 07
“Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, a book from my great books list.” source
№ 08
“It's not a book at all. It's a series of bombs, and each sentence is a bomb.” source
№ 09
“Read 'Mikhail Bulgakov: The Master and Margarita' from my recommended reading list.” source
№ 10
“Read 'Fyodor Dostoevsky: Demons' from my recommended reading list.” source
№ 11
“Every time I read Jung, it's like reading Nietzsche. It's terrifying because he's so damn smart that he can think up answers to questions that, it's not like you don't understand the answers, it's that you've never conceptualized the damn questions.” source
№ 12
“This is a horrifying book, if you want to read about how this process works, you can read a book called 'Ordinary Men' by Christopher Browning.” source
№ 13
“War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, a book from my great books list.” source
№ 14
“Shocking enough to produce seizures.” source
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