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Lecture: 2017 Maps of Meaning 01: Context and Background

Jordan B Peterson · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Psychology & human behaviorUniversity lectures & coursesReligion, belief & skepticism

What it is

The first lecture of Jordan Peterson's 2017 Maps of Meaning course, setting out the Cold War context for his theory of belief and culture. He introduces the narrative structure of culture and archetypal characters for the individual, the known and the unknown.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Several HN commenters credit the lecture series with helping them through depression or personal collapse and recommend it as long-form learning.

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 6 different months
  • 5 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “found his 2017 Maps of Meaning lectures more impactful, personally.”

    Archetypal analysis using Pinocchio, more impactful than the Bible series

    nicolashahn, 2018-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What’s your favorite talk from 2017?”

  2. “I have to give a lot of credit to a lecture series I was recommended on HN as well”

    Lecture series that helped recovery from depression

    RickS, 2019-05 · Strong recommendation · in “New Insights into Hikikomori – People Who Withdraw from Society for Years on End”

  3. “I cannot overstate the profound effect they had on my life”

    Helped turn around depression and gave balance

    dagav, 2020-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Surviving Depression”

  4. “it won't solve everything but it will enable you to understand how to make sense out of life”

    Helps understand how belief systems make sense of life

    Yan-solucracy, 2020-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: How to fix expectations and set up path for life?”

  5. “this series genuinely helped me put myself back together after my ego was shattered”

    Helped recover after a startup failure

    8vectors, 2022-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: Will I Ever Recover?”

  6. “I can recommend over 120 hours of learning in the following”

    Long-form learning on why negativity and hate are adaptive

    kleer001, 2019-11 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Why the Hate?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: jordan peterson, archetypes, maps of meaning, psychology, belief systems

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