Genius
Actually, I became addicted to the voice of Jordan Peterson. His manner, his choice of words, and his meandering thoughts made him the perfect background for sleep.
During the first few months of listening to him, I gradually began to understand why he is now one of the most sought-after psychologist speakers in the world—and why he's been called “the most influential public intellectual in the Western world.”
He is brilliant. His IQ is said to be just above 150, with exceptionally high Verbal Intelligence (above the 99th percentile) and above-average Performance IQ (around the 75th percentile). Apparently, if you score above 130, you’re above the range of the average population; a score below 70 falls beneath it. Super intelligent or gifted individuals tend to score between 120 and 140, and only about 2% of the population scores above 130—what’s considered genius level.
By the way, I don’t agree with everything he says.
But I began to appreciate his views on the importance of Logos, for one thing. Here’s an example of his thinking: According to Peterson, ancient Greek philosophers used the term in various ways. The Sophists used Logos to mean "discourse"; Aristotle used it to refer to "reasoned discourse" or "argument" in the field of rhetoric, considering it one of the three modes of persuasion alongside ethos and pathos. The Stoics identified it with the divine animating principle that pervades the Universe. In Hellenistic Judaism, Philo of Alexandria (c. 20 BC – c. 50 AD) adopted the term into Jewish philosophy. The Gospel of John identifies the Logos, through which all things are made, as divine (theos), and further equates Jesus Christ with the incarnate Logos. The term also appears in Sufism and in the analytical psychology of Carl Jung.
This is just one example of how Peterson explores a familiar word--Logos—in such a fresh and thought-provoking way.
Over those months of desperate sleep, he became the perfect sleeping pill—his beautiful string of words filling the empty spaces in my mind. I found myself falling asleep to a new kind of melody.
Always listening for the word "chaos."
You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. - James Allen
During the first few months of listening to him, I gradually began to understand why he is now one of the most sought-after psychologist speakers in the world—and why he's been called “the most influential public intellectual in the Western world.”
He is brilliant. His IQ is said to be just above 150, with exceptionally high Verbal Intelligence (above the 99th percentile) and above-average Performance IQ (around the 75th percentile). Apparently, if you score above 130, you’re above the range of the average population; a score below 70 falls beneath it. Super intelligent or gifted individuals tend to score between 120 and 140, and only about 2% of the population scores above 130—what’s considered genius level.
By the way, I don’t agree with everything he says.
But I began to appreciate his views on the importance of Logos, for one thing. Here’s an example of his thinking: According to Peterson, ancient Greek philosophers used the term in various ways. The Sophists used Logos to mean "discourse"; Aristotle used it to refer to "reasoned discourse" or "argument" in the field of rhetoric, considering it one of the three modes of persuasion alongside ethos and pathos. The Stoics identified it with the divine animating principle that pervades the Universe. In Hellenistic Judaism, Philo of Alexandria (c. 20 BC – c. 50 AD) adopted the term into Jewish philosophy. The Gospel of John identifies the Logos, through which all things are made, as divine (theos), and further equates Jesus Christ with the incarnate Logos. The term also appears in Sufism and in the analytical psychology of Carl Jung.
This is just one example of how Peterson explores a familiar word--Logos—in such a fresh and thought-provoking way.
Over those months of desperate sleep, he became the perfect sleeping pill—his beautiful string of words filling the empty spaces in my mind. I found myself falling asleep to a new kind of melody.
Always listening for the word "chaos."
You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. - James Allen
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