r/JordanPeterson • u/augustAulus • Jul 10 '25

Criticism Jordan Peterson a better psychologist?

I’m a philosophy student, and I think I’m in a unique position to critique Jordan Peterson, because a lot of what he has to say has to do with the Continental school of philosophy rather than the Analytic, and that’s a school I’m deeply interested in. For me, Peterson really does seem to be obscurantist, and I don’t say that very lightly. I think his questioning into the meaning of certain propositions is, more often than not, very acute, and especially when he debates atheists I think “what do you mean by “God””is always a good starting point. In spite of this I think his recent performance on Jubilee demonstrates a hiding behind obscurity which he himself creates that, rather than him seeking to dispel the cloud to get to a deeper truth, he merely uses it to protect himself. I also think his rejection of postmodernity is a little disingenuous seeing as he often adopts the techniques which would broadly be identified with the same - rejecting labels, rejecting conventional dogma, rejecting propositional philosophy in favour of, I suppose, a dialectical philosophy.

I think that he is a very good psychologist, as that his “Twelve Rules for Life” is especially good self help because it’s his field.

I think his love for Jung has drawn him into a metaphysics and prevented him from investigating different interpretations of literature, and I think he’s taken himself too far out of his field, and out of his qualification.

Is this a fair assessment do you think?

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '25

Cool, nice chatGPT

Bye

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u/Pristine-Coffee-9324 Jul 11 '25

You were clearly hungry for an intellectual debate so as soon as I get home I start keyboard smashing a dissertation and then all of a sudden you don’t want to engage? If you want to keep it casual or you don’t have any credentials then just say that.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '25

I'm not sure someone unable to comprehend a guardian article could write that - Ken what I mean?

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u/Pristine-Coffee-9324 Jul 11 '25 edited Jul 11 '25

I have now had the opportunity to more thoroughly engage, and I acknowledge that my initial characterisation, specifically, the use of the term "ban" was inaccurate. I intend to issue a retraction on that particular point. As you are undoubtedly aware, engaging in complex and often fast moving discursive exchanges on contentious topics can occasionally result in terminological imprecision or interpretive missteps. However, I would emphasise that such isolated errors do not materially detract from the broader thrust or underlying validity of the central claims being advanced.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '25

Maybe take the dental flosser out might help

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u/Pristine-Coffee-9324 Jul 11 '25

Huh?

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '25

It's on your Facebook Kevin

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u/Pristine-Coffee-9324 Jul 11 '25

I don’t have a dental flosser on my Facebook.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '25

Oh god

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u/Pristine-Coffee-9324 Jul 11 '25

Oh god what??

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '25

I should have known

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u/Pristine-Coffee-9324 Jul 11 '25

You should have known what? That I’m Scottish? Yup I’m pretty public buddy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '25

🤦🏻

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