Jordan Peterson
Canadian clinical psychologist (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jordan Bernt Peterson (born 12 June 1962) is a Canadian psychologist, author, and media commentator.[4] Often described as conservative, he began to receive widespread attention in the late 2010s for his controversial views on cultural and political issues.[5][6][7][8][9] Peterson has described himself as a classical British liberal[10][11][12] and a traditionalist.[13]
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Jordan Peterson | |
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Born | Jordan Bernt Peterson (1962-06-12) 12 June 1962 (age 61) |
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Tammy Roberts (m. 1989) |
Children | 2 |
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Education | University of Alberta (BA, BA) McGill University (PhD) |
Thesis | Potential Psychological Markers for the Predisposition to Alcoholism (1990) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert O. Pihl |
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Discipline | Clinical psychology |
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Website | jordanbpeterson |
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In 2016, Peterson released a series of YouTube videos attacking the Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (Bill C-16), passed by the Parliament of Canada to introduce "gender identity and expression" as prohibited grounds for discrimination.[lower-alpha 2] Peterson claimed the bill would make the use of certain gender pronouns compelled speech and claimed the bill's inclusive language was "political correctness" and "identity politics".
Peterson was born and raised in Alberta, and he obtained two bachelor's degrees in political science and psychology from the University of Alberta and a PhD in clinical psychology from McGill University. After researching and teaching at Harvard University, he returned to Canada in 1998 and became a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. In 1999, he published his first book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief, which became the basis for many of his subsequent lectures. The book combined psychology, mythology, religion, literature, philosophy and neuroscience to analyze systems of belief and meaning.
In 2018, he paused both his clinical practice and teaching duties and published his second book: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, a self-help book. Promoted with a world tour, it became a bestseller in several countries. Throughout 2019 and 2020, Peterson suffered health problems in the aftermath of severe benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome. In 2021, he published his third book, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, resigned from the University of Toronto, and returned to podcasting. In 2022, Peterson signed a content distribution deal with the conservative media company The Daily Wire and became Chancellor of Ralston College. His various lectures and conversations, available mainly on YouTube and podcasts, have gathered millions of views.
In 2023, an Ontario court upheld a ruling from the College of Psychologists of Ontario that Peterson was required to undergo remedial social media training after his communications with the public were deemed unprofessional.[9]