The development of that understanding is necessary it place a down below us and an up above us, and orients us in perception, motivation, and action. It is the development of some understanding of the essentially moral structure of human existence, of our suspension between the poles of good and evil. We voluntarily frighten and disgust ourselves with thrillers and horror films – and it is more than prurient curiosity.
#A HORROR S PETERSON SERIAL#
We watch dramatic representations of serial killers, psychopaths, and the kings of organized crime, gang members, contract killers, and spies. Otherwise you might find yourself tempted to ask, “Why would I ever look into the darkness?” But we seem positively drawn to look. This is something that is very much worth knowing. You cannot properly appreciate what you have unless you have some sense not only of how terrible things could be, but of how terrible it is likely for things to be, given how easy it is for things to be so.
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God, he sounds like an annoying college sophomore who just discovered Nietzsche. I do not believe that you can be appropriately grateful or thankful for what good you have and for what evil has not befallen you until you have some profound and even terrifying sense of the weight of existence. Given these convictions, I was delighted to come across this passage in Jordan Peterson’s Beyond Order:
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I’ve long argued that horror media helps us to be more mature, thoughtful, and moral. So, to give the devil his due, I thought I would share a passage from his book that resonated with me. It’s simply to say that I found his most recent book worth engaging. None of this is to say that I’m a fan or that I agree with him on everything. I found parts of his book genuinely helpful, and other parts frustrating and overly esoteric.
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He’s weird, eccentric, verbose, and surprisingly progressive and conservative at different turns.
#A HORROR S PETERSON HOW TO#
He lives with brutal addiction and depression, and yet doles out advice on how to lead a good life. The Peterson that emerged from its pages was a far more complicated and interesting figure than I had previously given him credit for. His new book Beyond Order, however, surprised me. I’ve often found him clownish and, at times, downright dangerous. I’ve spent a good portion of my online career bashing Jordan Peterson.