In a public lecture recorded by TVO, Dr Peterson describes the way the world is portrayed in deep stories, such as myths and religious representations. The world in such stories is a place of action, not a place of things, and it has its archetypal characters, positive and negative. Culture is typically represented as paternal, nature as maternal, and the individual as hero and adversary. Culture offers people security, but threatens them with tyranny. Nature offers renewal, but also brings death. The religious path of meaning allows people to negotiate this archetypal landscape.
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Hello Mr. Peterson,
I’ve been listing to you speak, along with my wife of 26 years, and we both feel very encouraged by your logical, commen sense approach to a variety of issues; not to mention your sincerity. My question pertaining to the differences between men and women is simply this. Rather than referencing engineers and/or nurses by way of pointing out that men take more interest in things as opposed to people, why not rather turn the question around by asking if we as a country would prefer to see women in the trenches on the front line of battle fields defending our country. For that matter, why not replace our police and fire departments in their entirety with qualified women? As provocative as these suggestions might appear, I believe that it falls directly in line with your phylosophy of having to take such risks when we are given the freedom to vocalize our thoughts, however objective or subjective those thoughts may be considered. Just a thought.
Just started listening to your podcast but I just had a real quick question. What was the name of that classical music near the beginning? I really like it.