Facts from Values? Not without an intermediary: Notes on the Sam Harris Discussions (Part II)

Sam Harris and I met in Vancouver on June 24 and 25 for what amounted to five hours of intense discussion about the possibility of a universal morality with a solid foundation. We continue our discussion (adding Douglas Murray into the mix) in Dublin on July 14 (tickets available here) and ...

Facts from Values? Not without an intermediary: Notes on the Sam Harris Discussions (Part II)2019-02-26T15:36:46-05:00

Postmodernism: definition and critique (with a few comments on its relationship with Marxism)

This is from today's AMA on Reddit: http://j.mp/2s2TIEL DEFINITION AND CRITIQUE Postmodernism is essentially the claim that (1) since there are an innumerable number of ways in which the world can be interpreted and perceived (and those are tightly associated) then (2) no canonical manner of interpretation can be reliably derived. ...

Postmodernism: definition and critique (with a few comments on its relationship with Marxism)2019-02-26T15:38:46-05:00

The Forward Fiasco (starring Ari Feldman, Jordan B Peterson, Deborah Lipstadt and Helen Chernikoff)

On May 4, I received the following email from my former publicist. Dr. Peterson- Forward.com, a publication that covers Jewish news and culture, is writing a story about you, specifically your statements about Jews.  The writer is on deadline and asked if you can answer the below questions today: ...

The Forward Fiasco (starring Ari Feldman, Jordan B Peterson, Deborah Lipstadt and Helen Chernikoff)2021-10-01T09:02:32-04:00

My New Year’s Letter to the World

Dear World: On January 16, I am going to talk with Sam Harris, on his podcast, Waking Up with Sam Harris. Dr. Harris is one of the so-called New Atheists, of which there are four. Like the other three Christopher Hitchens, Dan Dennett and Richard Dawkins – who, by the ...

My New Year’s Letter to the World2018-02-12T14:04:04-05:00

U of T Debate on Bill C-16 and Human Rights Legislation

Here is the debate held Nov 19 at 9:30 am at the University of Toronto on Free Speech, Political Correctness and Bill C-16. Participants included Dean David Cameron, who introduced the debate. Mayo Moran, a law professor, who moderated it, psychology Professor Jordan B Peterson, speaking out against the ...

U of T Debate on Bill C-16 and Human Rights Legislation2016-11-22T17:52:46-05:00

An Update on PC Debate

I have been negotiating the terms of a proposed debate/discussion about political correctness with the University of Toronto administration. However, they are concerned about the legality of my recent rejection of legislatively-imposed politically correct language, and the potential entanglement of the university. As my employer, the university is, under ...

An Update on PC Debate2016-11-22T20:06:25-05:00