Self Help, Nietzsche, and the Patriarchy

Mohit Mookim

How did self-help go so wrong? Philosophy Talk featured contributor David Livingstone Smith explains the atrocious politics of popular self-help guru Jordan Peterson and the links between the toxic ideas embedded in Peterson’s shtick.

How did self-help go so wrong? Philosophy Talk featured contributor David Livingstone Smith explains the atrocious politics of popular self-help guru Jordan Peterson.

If you thought self-help was supposed to stay outside the hustle-bustle of politics, you might want to take a look at this article (co-authored by John Kaag). This beautiful piece describes the links between the toxic ideas embedded (sometimes not so subtly) in Jordan Peterson’s shtick.

As the title of this post suggests, Nietzsche’s ideas about will to power make an appearance, alongside toxic masculinity.

Check out the article here: http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/04/god-is-ted-jordan-peterson-self-help-men/

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