Summary of Maps of Meaning By Jordan B. Peterson : The Architecture of Belief

by BlinkRead

Genres: Audiobook

Kindle Edition

Published July 9, 2020

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overall a long book. The bits that went deep into symbolism and similarities between different mythos was perhaps a bit too much for me. The ending (last ~2-3 hours) was a good discussion on moral subjectivism and truth. All in all I think it was an interesting but thick at times book. He argues that humans need to have a moral code to define meaning in their lives. This applies on the individual level and not at the state level. If states based on a set of relgious morals have thrived, and states based on empirical scientific fact and the collective good have crumbled under totalitarianism, does that mean the religious way is wrong or untrue because it is not scientifically rigorous?

[Christin Menendez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Distillation of an otherwise very complex book!

I've been studying Jordan Peterson (and the significance of mythology) for a long time. Many of the concepts he teaches on are incredibly complex, and I have a challenging time trying to explain them to others sometimes. But this summary was very potent to me - an excellent distillation that has helped me simplify my own articulation of what I've learned from Jordan Peterson. I read it within 20 minutes. I'll be using this as a reference in the future!

[Hassan Alrdawan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice

I would recommend this book short read but it’s full of good information about how our brain react to the unknown. I loved it