A final word on Jordan B. Peterson's 12 Rules

One of the fascinating (and maddening) things about Jordan B. Peterson’s book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, is the way that he  presents each “Rule”.

He usually starts each rule by giving practical examples from this life to show why this rule is important. Then he proceeds to wander over hill and dale with illustrations and reflections that seem to have little or no relation to the supposed rule. 

All very interesting, but what happened to the “rule”?

Jordan Peterson on language, discipline and parenting

By now, most of you have heard of Jordan Peterson. He grew up in a small town in Northern Ontario, became a professor in sociology and psychiatry and now has become a world-renowned superstar because of his sometimes controversial views.

This all began when Jordan Peterson opposed the government of Ontario’s Bill C-16 which proposed to tell us how we should address LGBTQ people. He struck a nerve with this position. If speech is not vicious, hateful or disrespectful, the government has no business in telling people how they should talk. It is the widespread use of language by the users of that language that create language.