Jordan Peterson

Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson
	Peterson in Dallas, Texas, in June 2018
Born	Jordan Bernt Peterson; 12 June 1962 (age 62); Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Education	University of Alberta (BA); McGill University (MA, PhD)
Children	2
	Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	McGill University (1985–1993); Harvard University (1993–1998); University of Toronto (1998–present);
Thesis	Potential psychological markers for the predisposition to alcoholism (1991)
Influences	Dostoyevsky; Jung; Nietzsche; Orwell; Solzhenitsyn;
Website	jordanbpeterson.com
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Jordan Bernt Peterson (born June 12, 1962) is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a retired professor of psychology at the University of Toronto.^[1] He studies abnormal, social, and personality psychology. He is interested in the psychology of religious and ideological belief.^[4] Peterson’s views are generally described as conservative.^[5]

Peterson has criticised political correctness,^[6] Marxism,^[7] and postmodernism.^[8] Peterson has said "the climate change thing for me is a contentious issue, because you can’t trust the players." However, he does believe climate change to be an issue.^[9]^[10]

Books

Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief (1999)
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (2018)
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life (2021)

Notable research papers^[11]

Self-Deception Explained
You can neither remember nor forget what you do not understand
Complexity Management Theory: Motivation for Ideological Rigidity and Social Conflict
Play and the Regulation of Aggression
Three Forms of Meaning and the Management of Complexity
The Functional Neuroanatomy and Psychopharmacology of Predatory and Defensive Aggression
Peacemaking among higher-order primates
Neuropsychology of Motivation for Group Aggression and Mythology

Movies

The Rise of Jordan Peterson (2019)^[12]
No Safe Spaces (2019)^[13]

Jordan Peterson Media

Peterson at the University of Toronto in March 2017
Peterson speaking in front of St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest, Hungary, in May 2019
Peterson speaking at a Free Speech Rally in October 2016
The ribbon bar of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Jordan B Peterson". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
↑ Jordan Peterson (1999). "Preface: Descensus ad Infernos". Maps of Meaning. Routledge. p. xvii. ISBN 978-0415922227. I read something by Carl Jung, at about this time, that helped me understand what I was experiencing. It was Jung who formulated the concept of persona: the mask that "feigned individuality." Adoption of such a mask, according to Jung, allowed each of us- and those around us - to believe that we were authentic. Jung said...
↑ Jordan Peterson (1999). "Preface: Descensus ad Infernos". Maps of Meaning. Routledge. pp. xiii, xiv. ISBN 978-0415922227.
↑ Tucker, Jason; VandenBeukel, Jason (December 1, 2016). "'We're teaching university students lies' – An interview with Dr Jordan Peterson". C2C Journal. http://www.c2cjournal.ca/2016/12/were-teaching-university-students-lies-an-interview-with-dr-jordan-peterson/.
↑ https://www.vox.com/world/2018/3/26/17144166/jordan-peterson-12-rules-for-life. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Jordan Peterson: The right to be politically incorrect". National Post. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
↑ "Jordan Peterson, the obscure Canadian psychologist turned right-wing celebrity, explained". Vox. May 21, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
↑ "Postmodernism: definition and critique (with a few comments on its relationship with Marxism)". Jordan B. Peterson.
↑ Marsh, Sarah (2019-03-20). "Cambridge University rescinds Jordan Peterson invitation" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/mar/20/cambridge-university-rescinds-jordan-peterson-invitation. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
↑ Callaghan, Greg (April 20, 2018). "Right-winger? Not me, says alt-right darling Jordan Peterson". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
↑ "Jordan Peterson ResearchGate Profile". ResearchGate.
↑ "'The Rise of Jordan Peterson'—A Review". October 14, 2019.
↑ "No Safe Spaces exposes the madness of groupthink". Washington Examiner. November 4, 2019.

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[ResearchGateProfile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Jordan B Peterson". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

[2] Jordan Peterson (1999). "Preface: Descensus ad Infernos". Maps of Meaning. Routledge. p. xvii. ISBN 978-0415922227. I read something by Carl Jung, at about this time, that helped me understand what I was experiencing. It was Jung who formulated the concept of persona: the mask that "feigned individuality." Adoption of such a mask, according to Jung, allowed each of us- and those around us - to believe that we were authentic. Jung said...

[mm_orwell_wiganpier-3] Jordan Peterson (1999). "Preface: Descensus ad Infernos". Maps of Meaning. Routledge. pp. xiii, xiv. ISBN 978-0415922227.

[C2C16-4] Tucker, Jason; VandenBeukel, Jason (December 1, 2016). "'We're teaching university students lies' – An interview with Dr Jordan Peterson". C2C Journal. http://www.c2cjournal.ca/2016/12/were-teaching-university-students-lies-an-interview-with-dr-jordan-peterson/.

[5] ttps://www.vox.com/world/2018/3/26/17144166/jordan-peterson-12-rules-for-life. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[6] "Jordan Peterson: The right to be politically incorrect". National Post. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[7] "Jordan Peterson, the obscure Canadian psychologist turned right-wing celebrity, explained". Vox. May 21, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[8] "Postmodernism: definition and critique (with a few comments on its relationship with Marxism)". Jordan B. Peterson.

[:4-9] Marsh, Sarah (2019-03-20). "Cambridge University rescinds Jordan Peterson invitation" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/mar/20/cambridge-university-rescinds-jordan-peterson-invitation. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

[10] Callaghan, Greg (April 20, 2018). "Right-winger? Not me, says alt-right darling Jordan Peterson". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

[11] "Jordan Peterson ResearchGate Profile". ResearchGate.

[12] "'The Rise of Jordan Peterson'—A Review". October 14, 2019.

[13] "No Safe Spaces exposes the madness of groupthink". Washington Examiner. November 4, 2019.

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Jordan Peterson
Peterson in Dallas, Texas, in June 2018
Born	Jordan Bernt Peterson (1962-06-12) 12 June 1962 (age 62) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Education	University of Alberta (BA) McGill University (MA, PhD)
Children	2
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	McGill University (1985–1993) Harvard University (1993–1998) University of Toronto (1998–present)^[1]
Thesis	Potential psychological markers for the predisposition to alcoholism (1991)
Influences	Dostoyevsky Jung^[2] Nietzsche Orwell^[3] Solzhenitsyn

Website	jordanbpeterson.com
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