My Notes For Maps Of Meaning (2017) – Jordan Peterson Maps of Meaning 7: Images of Story & MetaStory In Maps of Meaning 7: Images of Story & Metastory, Jordan Peterson starts by discussing the nature of our neurological systems, how information transforms us, some more universal archetypal themes and what we can learn from … Read more
It’s not strange that misbehaving children exist, or that some misbehaving adults exist. It’s strange that anyone at all is civilized, calm, and well-adjusted rather than being barbaric, drug addicted, and chronically anxious. It’s easy to lose focus and it’s easy to not discipline your children. We are more sensitive to losses than to gains. … Read more
Nihilism Peterson grew up in Fairview, Alberta – a city with cold, harsh weather in Canada where he spent most of his time drinking while going out on long drives with his friends. He befriended nihilists for most of his adolescent years, and while he cleaned up his act, some of his friends didn’t. And … Read more
Rule 2: Treat Yourself Like Someone You Are Responsible For Helping Self-inflicted Pain Dialysis is painful to go through, people have it because they don’t take their medication. There are some good reasons for this. These people might be depressed or alone, but they sometimes treat their pets better than they treat themselves. And that’s terrible. … Read more
Territory As human beings, we have a lot in common with other species. Peterson turns our attention to the lobster, which can be interpreted as either humorous or deadly serious, depending on where you stand. You see, Lobsters are like us in many ways, since they too share and compete for territory with other lobsters. They … Read more
My Notes for Maps of Meaning (2017) – Jordan Peterson Story And Meta-story (Part 2) Peterson’s sixth lecture covers the evolution of our traits, dominance hierarchies, motivational systems, and our sense of meaning. Evolution Complexity is mitigated through cooperation. While society can be oppressive, it’s better to succumb to its rules than to live in … Read more
My Notes for Maps of Meaning (2017) – Jordan Peterson Story and Metastory (Part 1) In this lecture, Peterson focuses on the biological underpinnings of our perception – touching on orienting theory, cybernetic theory, and neurology, and behaviorist B.F Skinner’s experiments with rats. Orienting Theory Sokolov tested skin resistance. Same tone was repeated at predicted … Read more
My Notes For Maps Of Meaning 3 (2017) – Jordan Peterson Maps of Meaning 3 – Marionettes and Individuals (Part 2) My Maps of Meaning 3 notes include a summary of Affective Neuroscience and an parallel to the Oedipal Complex, as well as an interesting tangent to Dante’s Inferno. Recap Gepetto gets his wish from the … Read more
Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson had a two hour exchange over the definition of truth in 2017. If you have the hard luck of having a friend who’s philosophically inclined and unlikely to let a single statement pass unchallenged, you’ll feel right at home when listening to the conversation. If not, you’ll probably switch off … Read more
My Notes For Maps Of Meaning 2 (2017) – Jordan Peterson My Notes For Maps Of Meaning 2 (2017) – Jordan Peterson Maps of Meaning 2 – Fallible Conscience The introduction to Jiminy Cricket appears in Maps of Meaning 2. He is Pinocchio’s clumsy fallible conscience. While imperfect, the conscience (bug) is My Notes … Read more