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Jonathan Pageau’s Bad Philosophy 101
A review of Peterson Academy’s ‘Symbolism and Christianity’ lecture
“Why did I decide to build an online university?” says Jordan Peterson, standing in the middle of his Tardis looking studio announcing the launch of his ‘university,’ the Peterson Academy, something that Peterson has touted as an alternative to the academic establishment, which he deems as compromised by “woke moralists.” His reason, he says, is so he can gather “the best lecturers in the world” and “make getting a degree 95% less expensive.” Peterson actually seems to believe this is a real alternative to academic study, talking to his daughter about his endeavour he says derisively to the current establishment: “we’re going to undercut you by 95 per cent, and offer a better experience along the way…up yours woke moralists, we’ll see who cancels who!”
When Peterson says “the best lecturers in the world,” suffice to say what he means is mostly his friends from his unique online political/cultural sphere. Prominent names include James Orr, recently under review at Cambridge having been caught on camera discussing illicit donations for the Reform party in part of his role advising populist Nigel Farage, Bret Weinstein, John Vervaeke and of course, Peterson’s favourite symbologist Jonathan Pageau.
