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Jordan Peterson
Jordan Bernt Peterson is a Canadian psychologist, author, and media commentator. He received widespread attention in the late 2010s for his views on cultural and political issues. Often described as conservative, Peterson self-identifies as a classical liberal and traditionalist.
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culture · Canadian psychologist (born 1962) · clinical psychologist · university teacher · cultural critic · writer · podcaster · YouTuber · Internet celebrity · psychologist · author · also Jordan Peterson, Dr Jordan B Peterson, Jordan B Peterson, Jordan Bernt Peterson, Jordan B. Peterson, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
Born 12 June 1962 · Q6276882
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2026· 52 entries
“If the standard transsexual person wants to be regarded as he or she, my sense is I”
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“Strengthen the Individual: Q & A Parts I & II”
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“Drinking from the firehose with Howard Bloom”
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“#16 – An Incendiary Discussion at Ryerson U”
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“Joe Rogan Experience #958 – Jordan Peterson”
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“Banned lecture at Linfield College: Ethics and Free Speech”
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“Biblical Series II: Genesis 1: Chaos & Order”
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“Biblical Series III: God and the Hierarchy of Authority”
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“Biblical Series IV: Adam and Eve: Self-Consciousness, Evil, and Death”
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“Bible Series V: Cain and Abel: The Hostile Brothers”
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“Freedom Of Speech or Political Correctness”
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“Strengthen the Individual: A counterpoint to Post Modern Political Correctness”
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“Speech of Jordan Peterson at Carleton Place for the Conservative Party of Ontario”
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“ultimate fictional character”
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“provocative political garb, given that the fallout can be used by those who are not fond of me to capitalise on the opportunity the photos provide, particularly in isolation and context-free.”
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“opportunity to talk to religious experts of all types for a couple of months,”
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Published video “You See What You Aim At”.
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Published video “You're Not Built for Comfort”.
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The Daily Dot: 'It's Not a Value Question': Richard Dawkins Presses Jordan Peterson on Whether Jesus Had a Biological Father — He Does Not Answer Directly
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Published video “Even Nihilists Dance”.
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Published video “You're Just Not Listening”.
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YouTube: Intellectually and Temperamentally, Diametrically Opposed (Richard Dawkins vs Jordan Peterson)
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Published video “Why Being Nice Is Destroying Your Family”.
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Published video “What Are You Aiming At?”.
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Published video “What Does It Mean to Love Someone?”.
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Published video “Your Best Is the Minimum”.
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Published video “Anxiety Is Self Focus”.
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todayville.com: Showdown with Ottawa: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sit down interview with Jordan Peterson
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Published video “Why Narcissists Look Confident”.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Jordan Peterson died.” No Evidence.
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2025· 3 entries
Claimed: “Canada's richest province is poorer than the poorest US state” — rated Missing context by AFP Fact Check.
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Claimed: “Germany tried switching to wind and solar power and ended up producing more carbon dioxide.” — rated False. Germany’s energy sector emissions have trended downwards since its first reduction target in 1990. by AAP.
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Peterson suffered chronic inflammatory response syndrome, causing his hospitalization for five months
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2024· 5 entries
In her Observer Column of The Guardian, Martha Gill reiterated a good number of the criticisms of Peterson, noted social dynamics facilitating the appeal of similar internet personalities, and suggested that he was "tapp
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Lead Stories rated the claim “A recording shows Jordan Peterson discussing Antarctica on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast” AI Fakery.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Jordan Peterson said it's very important to read the Herbal Tablets in a promotional video” Edited Voice.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Jordan Peterson responded negatively to Elmo's Ramadan greeting” Satire.
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Launched the Peterson Academy, an online education platform offering pre-recorded lectures
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2022· 5 entries
Mick Brown wrote in The Daily Telegraph that Peterson "has become the most visible, outspoken and certainly the most polarising figure in the 'culture wars' between Left and Right, challenging the new orthodoxies of poli
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“there is no such thing as climate”
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Peterson said that "there is no such thing as climate", that "climate and everything are the same word", denied the accuracy of climate modelling and confused it with weather forecasting, cited Fred Singer, a prominent c
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Peterson became chancellor of the newly launched Ralston College, a private, unaccredited, liberal arts college in Savannah, Georgia, United States
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“s climate is too complicated to accurately model. Several climate scientists criticized Peterson, saying that he misunderstood climate modelling. In June 2022, Peterson signed a deal with the news company The Daily Wire, which includes the distribution rights to Peterson”
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2021· 1 entry
Published his third book, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, resigned from the University of Toronto, and returned to podcasting
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2019· 2 entries
And has remained in beta testing as of December 2019, receiving largely negative reviews from media critics
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And 2020, Peterson suffered health issues related to benzodiazepine dependence
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2018· 3 entries
Lead Stories rated the claim “Oscars Committee Announces New Host: Jordan Peterson” False.
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Paused both his clinical practice and teaching duties and published his second book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
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Kelefa Sanneh wrote in The New Yorker that Peterson "is now one of the most influential—and polarizing—public intellectuals in the English-speaking world"
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2017· 12 entries
“2017 Maps of Meaning 04: Marionettes and Individuals (Part 3)”
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“2017 Personality 21: Performance Prediction”
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“2017 Personality 04/05: Heroic and Shamanic Initiations”
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“2017 Maps of Meaning 12: Final: The Divinity of the Individual”
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“2017 Maps of Meaning 11: The Flood and the Tower”
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“2017 Maps of Meaning 03: Marionettes and Individuals (Part 2)”
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And temporarily stopped teaching as of 2018
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Said that he would create a website to reduce enrollment in "postmodern neo-Marxist cult classes by 75 per cent across the West", including women's and ethnic studies, prompting 'alarm' from the University of Toronto
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Peterson did an interview with the Toronto Sun following a public controversy around cultural appropriation in which a senior editor for the CBC tweeted that he would "contribute $100 to an appropriation prize" before a
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“Identity politics and the Marxist lie of white privilege talk, 3rd November 2017”
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“2017/04/10: Harvard Talk: Postmodernism & the Mask of Compassion”
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“Biblical Series I: Introduction to the Idea of God”
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2016· 3 entries
Peterson became an honorary member of the extended family of Charles Joseph, a Kwakwakaʼwakw artist, and was given the name Alestalagie ("Great Seeker")
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Peterson released a series of videos on YouTube criticizing a proposed federal law, Bill C-16, that would prohibit discrimination against gender identity and expression
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Peterson restricted his diet to only meat and a few vegetables in an attempt to control his depression and the effects of an autoimmune disorder
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2013· 2 entries
“Interview with Dr. Jordan B. Peterson | Free Speech & Social Justice”
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Peterson registered a YouTube channel named JordanPetersonVideos, and immediately began uploading recordings of lectures and interviews
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2003· 2 entries
Peterson appeared on television, speaking on a subject from a psychological perspective
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And 2006, and in a 13-part lecture series based on Maps of Meaning, aired in 2004
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2000· 1 entry
Starting around 2000, Peterson began collecting Soviet-era paintings.
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1999· 2 entries
Published his first book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief, which became the basis for many of his subsequent lectures
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Routledge published Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief, in which Peterson describes a theory about how people construct meaning, form beliefs, and make narratives
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1998· 3 entries
Career landmark: university teacher (1998).
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And became a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto
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To become a full professor at the University of Toronto
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1993· 1 entry
Career landmark: university teacher (1993–1998).
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1991· 3 entries
Career landmark: postdoctoral researcher (1991–1993).
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Studied at McGill University, Doctor of Philosophy (1985–1991).
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And remained as a post-doctoral fellow at McGill's Douglas Hospital until June 1993, working with Pihl and Maurice Dongier
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1989· 1 entry
With whom he has a daughter, Mikhaila, who is named after Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and a son, Julian
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1985· 1 entry
Moved to Montreal to attend McGill University, where he earned his Ph
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1979· 1 entry
Peterson entered Grande Prairie Regional College to study political science and English literature, studying to be a corporate lawyer
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1962· 1 entry
Born 1962-06-12.
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