The Psychology Podcast

Jordan Peterson || Chatting About Human Nature

Episode Summary

<p>Today’s episode includes a conversation between Dr. Jordan B Peterson and Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman. Dr. Peterson is professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist, and the author of the bestsellers <em>12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos</em> and <em>Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life</em>. Note that this episode originally appeared on the Jordan B Peterson Podcast on June 17, 2021.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Topics</p> <p>· Combining cognitive science with the humanistic psychology tradition</p> <p>· Scott’s experience studying IQ and intelligence</p> <p>· The link between openness to experience and mystical experiences</p> <p>· Scott discusses his book <em>Transcend</em></p> <p>· Self-actualization and The Big Five personality traits</p> <p>· Does increased aggression lead to stable human societal hierarchies?</p> <p>· Jordan and Scott discuss mating patterns among humans</p> <p>· Sex differences towards abuse of power</p> <p>· Mentorship and transcendence</p> <p>· The transition from naivety to cynicism to courage</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support">https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support</a>

Episode Notes

Today’s episode includes a conversation between Dr. Jordan B Peterson and Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman. Dr. Peterson is professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist, and the author of the bestsellers 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos and Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life. Note that this episode originally appeared on the Jordan B Peterson Podcast on June 17, 2021.


Topics

· Combining cognitive science with the humanistic psychology tradition

· Scott’s experience studying IQ and intelligence

· The link between openness to experience and mystical experiences

· Scott discusses his book Transcend

· Self-actualization and The Big Five personality traits

· Does increased aggression lead to stable human societal hierarchies?

· Jordan and Scott discuss mating patterns among humans

· Sex differences towards abuse of power

· Mentorship and transcendence

· The transition from naivety to cynicism to courage


Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support