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Jul 2020
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129. Maps of Meaning 1: Context and Back...

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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Here is the first episode in a 12 part series that could only be found on youtube until now! In this lecture, I discuss the context within which the theory I am delineating through this course emerge: that of the cold war. What is belief? Why is it so important to people? Why will they fight to protect it? I propose that belief unites a culture's expectation ... Show More
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