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129. Maps of Meaning 1: Context and Background by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

129. Maps of Meaning 1: Context and Background

from The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

Published: Sun Jul 26 2020

Show Notes

Here is the first episode in a 12 part series that could only be found on youtube until now! In this lecture, I discuss the context within which the theory I am delineating through this course emerge: that of the cold war. What is belief? Why is it so important to people? Why will they fight to protect it? I propose that belief unites a culture's expectations and desires with the actions of its people, and that the match between those two allows for cooperative action and maintains emotional stability. I su