Jordan Peterson continues his presence on YouTube and elsewhere, apparently still mysteriously unwell. He (or his staff in his stead) has recently started the Jordan Peterson Academy and, to help promote that online offering, he placed a free lecture out there so people could get a feel for his "academy." It is ostensibly an introduction to Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil , packaged in a high-tech studio with dramatic lighting, graphic overlays, and the full production weight behind it. It is meant to be a promotional piece, really. Still, you have to measure up to the content you create. I became aware of Peterson several years ago through my interest in Nietzsche. My YouTube feed gave me a college professor who spends 45 minutes discussing a single paragraph from Beyond Good and Evil . I was impressed with the effort. I didn't necessarily think this guy had Nietzsche figured out but I admired what he had to say. I have followed Peterson ever since, with his aweso...
This blog is intended to be read in reverse order. That is, the most distant entry first. Friedrich Nietzsche offers possibly the best insights on how to posture and express one's life. His life's work was devoted to finding one's "style" within the chaos of existence. The trick, obivously, is not to lose your mind in the process. The title of this blog is explained in the February 29, 2012 post.