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{{person|name=Jordan Peterson|occupation=Professor of Psychology|birthday=June 12, 1962|ethnicity=Irish, Norweigan, possibly other| image=File:Jordanpeterson.jpg}} | {{person|name=Jordan Peterson|occupation=Professor of Psychology|birthday=June 12, 1962|ethnicity=Irish, Norweigan, possibly other| image=File:Jordanpeterson.jpg}} | ||
'''Jordan Bernt Peterson''' (born June 12, 1962) is a clinical psychologist, self-help guru and professor of psychology at University of Toronto. He has been labeled classical liberal, [[neoliberal]], centrist, and [[tradcon]]. Some of his claims are [[blackpill|blackpilled]]. | '''Jordan Bernt Peterson''' (born June 12, 1962) is a clinical psychologist, self-help guru and professor of psychology at University of Toronto. He has been labeled classical liberal, [[neoliberal]], centrist, and [[tradcon]]. Some of his claims are [[blackpill|blackpilled]]. However, different from most blackpillers, he does not regard [[lookism]] and superficiality as urgent issues. | ||
Rather, he suggests to simply embrace [[biological essentialism|natural human behaviors]] that decide [[dominance hierarchy|hierarchies]] which he regards to be mainly decided by competence anyhow. | |||
He claims socializing people to be competitive is healthier than enforcing virtuous norms at odds with natural tendencies that are hard to overcome. | |||
He also claims hierarchies are crucial for achieving well-being, [[monogamy]], predictability and order (though not so strict that it could hinder the ability to change and adapt). | |||
His main area of study is [[personality]] psychology with a focus on the assessment and improvement of [[personality]] and performance, as well as the relation between religious and ideological beliefs and human conflict. He has an appreciation for Jungian psychology and for describing social phenomena through fables and allegories. | His main area of study is [[personality]] psychology with a focus on the assessment and improvement of [[personality]] and performance, as well as the relation between religious and ideological beliefs and human conflict. He has an appreciation for Jungian psychology and for describing social phenomena through fables and allegories. | ||