The Sunday Times No. 1 and the international bestseller of “the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now” (New York Times) “Everyone must read 12 rules for life. The most insightful book I`ve read in ages Chris Evans In 2004, a 13-part television series based on his book Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief aired on TVOntario. He has also appeared on this network in shows such as Big Ideas and since 2008 as a frequent guest and essayist on The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Peterson`s main goal was to investigate why individuals, not just groups, are involved in social conflicts, and to model the path individuals take that leads to atrocities such as the gulag, the Auschwitz concentration camp, and the genocide in Rwanda. Peterson considers himself a pragmatist and uses science and neuropsychology to study and learn from past belief systems and vice versa, but his theory is primarily phenomenological. In the book, he explores the origins of evil and also postulates that an analysis of the world`s religious ideas could allow us to describe our essential morality and eventually develop a universal system of morality. The book came to me quickly and Jordan is not afraid to say what it is. In the book and personally, Harvey Shepard wrote in the religious chronicle of the Montreal Gazette: “For me, the book reflects the deep moral sense of its author and his enormous erudition in areas ranging from clinical psychology to writing to a lot of personal introspection. Peterson`s vision is both entirely shaped by current scientific and pragmatic methods and, above all, profoundly conservative and traditional. Excellent book.
I highly recommend reading it. Makes a perfect gift. In this international bestseller #1, he provides twelve profound and practical principles on how to live a meaningful life, from the order of your home before criticizing others, to the comparison to what you were yesterday, not to someone else today. Based on striking examples from Peterson`s clinical practice and personal life, cutting-edge psychology and philosophy, and lessons from the oldest myths and histories of humanity, 12 Rules for Life offers a deeply rewarding antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to our modern problems. In 1999, Routledge published Peterson`s Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief. The book, which took Peterson 13 years, describes a comprehensive theory of how we construct meaning, represented by the mythical process of the exploratory hero, and offers an interpretation of the religious and mythical models of reality presented in a way consistent with modern scientific understanding of how the brain works. He synthesizes ideas from narratives in mythology, religion, literature and philosophy, as well as the research of neuropsychology in “the classical and old-fashioned tradition of the social sciences”. Download the free Kindle app and immediately start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet or computer – no Kindle devices required.
Read more His next book “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” will be published on January 23, 2018. It was released in the UK on January 16. Dr. Peterson is currently touring North America, Europe and Australia. From 1993 to 1997, Peterson lived in Arlington, Massachusetts, while teaching and doing research at Harvard University as an assistant and associate professor in the Department of Psychology. During his time at Harvard, he studied aggression resulting from drug and alcohol abuse and supervised a number of unconventional theses. After that, he returned to Canada and took a job as a professor at the University of Toronto. Use your phone`s camera – scan the code below and download the Kindle app.
Peterson and his colleagues Robert O. Pihl, Daniel Higgins and Michaela Schippers produced a writing therapy program with a series of online writing exercises called Self Authoring Suite. It includes the Past Authors Program, a guided autobiography; two current creative programs that allow the participant to analyze their flaws and personality virtues in relation to the Big Five personality model; and the Future Creation Program, which guides participants through the process of planning for the desired future.