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Jordan B Peterson

Maps of Meaning 3: Becoming Like Gods

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This half hour video from the University of Toronto was broadcast on TV Ontario (Canadian Public Television) in 2004, as the 2nd of a 13-part series...
This half hour video from the University of Toronto was broadcast on TV Ontario (Canadian Public Television) in 2004, as the 2nd of a 13-part series dealing with mythology and neuroscience. It is based on the book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief (www. mapsofmeaning.com). Theme: The gods represent psychological factors, such as love or sexuality (Venus) or aggression (Ares or Mars). The idea of a single, ultimate god represents the integrated totality of all such psychological factors, portrayed as the ultimate value. This ultimate value is increasingly identified with the sovereign individual in monotheistic religions. The ancient Egyptian story of Osiris and Horus provides an excellent example of this identification, and sheds light on the origin of the idea of intrinsic human rights. Less
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