Jordan Peterson’s new book was released a few days ago. I’m sure its rather good.
As the title indicates, he seems to be moving more in my direction. Order is fine, but so is chaos itself.
Reality is fluid, so too much emphasis on naïve, over-simplistic “order” can cause disease & much unnecessary hardship, prejudice & conflict.
The creative mind exists between the tension of fertile spontaneity, randomness, & chaos, & unchosen Thrownness, on the one hand, & the attempt to give order to that well-spring of kaleidoscopic colors & tastes, & forge it into a mold according to one’s Will, on the other hand. This Will is then constantly re-harmonized in turn with the external order of living and inanimate objects. .
The true Order exists in the Platonic Realm of the Forms, which it is wise to strive towards as the eternal model of our endeavors, since with it comes beauty & longevity. If your model is a static eternal order in the Heavens, then you yourself & those around you will be equally long-lasting, assuming no collisions occur with other highly inflexible objects, such as psychiatrists or a pack of raging Leftists.
We also cling to the past & the orders of the past because these are our deepest roots, whose gold has not yet been sufficiently mined, & too swift a progress can mean the unnecessary & potentially permanent loss of riches.
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