This is a talk I gave at conference is Boise University that aimed at exploring the work and world of popular speaker Jordan Peterson. In contrast to the growing body of work that shows how Peterson misunderstands and misreads many of the theorists he references, I want to concentrate on one of the people he reads well: Carl Jung. I aim to show that Jungian theory lies at the very heart of Peterson's understanding of subjectivity, his views on religion and his political orientation.

In this seminar I'll be showing how Jung's fundamentally religious orientation differs from the central insights of psychoanalysis, and how it leads to Peterson's conservative understanding of Christianity and reactionary political vision. A vision that ultimately sustains the very progressive politics he fights against.

Who is Number One | On Jordan Peterson and the Political

This is a second short reflection on the idea of guilt that I did in response to some questions I received. Here I talk about the nature of Law, the desire for transgression, and the possibility of moving beyond this dyad.

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The Cambridge-based political theorist Benjamin Studebaker joins the podcast to discuss society and escape, structures and markets, illusion and disillusion, all  in relation to 'Captain Fantastic' (Matt Ross).

29 - Flight of Fantasy (ft. Benjamin Studebaker) - 'Captain Fantastic'

Analyzing society through the lens of its cultural products.

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