12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

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　　人氣持續上升中的當代思想指標─喬丹‧彼得森Jordan B. Peterson
　　帶來12條當代生活的關鍵法則

　　身為加拿大極知名的心理學家，喬丹‧彼得森不僅任教於多倫多大學，也因為在Youtube頻道上對時事的精闢見解，贏得來自全球的追隨與推崇。面對當前混亂的社會，彼得森發揮自己廣博的知識、並融合執業的案例與個人經歷，成為12條深刻而富有哲理的法則，幫助所有人在其中過上更有意義的人生。

　　從一些簡單的小事情，像是指責他人前先做好自己、不要把過去的自己當成藉口…來到關於幸福與意義的辯證省思。更收入了幽默而讓人驚奇不斷又長知識的種種故事，從龍蝦身上，原來我們可以學習到抬頭挺胸的姿態與成功的秘密；而遠古埃及人，為什麼把觀察入微的能力視為是最高的神性？一場橫跨科學、心理學、哲學各領域的知識之旅，探索自由、法則、冒險與責任──凝結為12條智慧原則──證明面對亂世的解方，就座落在這些根本之處。(文/博客來編譯)

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　　What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson’s answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.

　　Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.

　　What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant and vengeful? Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world’s wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.

　　Review

　　“Like the best intellectual polymaths, Peterson invites his readers to embark on their own intellectual, spiritual and ideological journeys into the many topics and disciplines he touches on. It’s a counter-intuitive strategy for a population hooked on the instant gratification of ideological conformity and social media ‘likes,’ but if Peterson is right, you have nothing to lose but your own misery.” —Toronto Star

　　“In a different intellectual league…. Peterson can take the most difficult ideas and make them entertaining. This may be why his YouTube videos have had 35 million views. He is fast becoming the closest that academia has to a rock star.” —The Observer

　　“Grow up and man up is the message from this rock-star psychologist…. [A] hardline self-help manual of self-reliance, good behaviour, self-betterment and individualism that probably reflects his childhood in rural Canada in the 1960s. As with all self-help manuals, there’s always a kernel of truth. Formerly a Harvard professor, now at the University of Toronto, Peterson retains that whiff of cowboy philosophy—one essay is a homily on doing one thing every day to improve yourself. Another, on bringing up little children to behave, is excellent…. [Peterson] twirls ideas around like a magician.” —Melanie Reid, The Times

　　“You don’t have to agree with [Peterson’s politics] to like this book for, once you discard the self-help label, it becomes fascinating. Peterson is brilliant on many subjects…. So what we have here is a baggy, aggressive, in-your-face, get-real book that, ultimately, is an attempt to lead us back to what Peterson sees as the true, the beautiful and the good—i.e. God. In the highest possible sense of the term, I suppose it is a self-help book…. Either way, it’s a rocky read, but nobody ever said God was easy.” —Bryan Appleyard, The Times

　　“One of the most eclectic and stimulating public intellectuals at large today, fearless and impassioned.” —The Guardian

　　“Someone with not only humanity and humour, but serious depth and substance…. Peterson has a truly cosmopolitan and omnivorous intellect, but one that recognizes that things need grounding in a home if they are ever going to be meaningfully grasped…. As well as being funny, there is a burning sincerity to the man which only the most withered cynic could suspect.” —The Spectator

　　“Peterson has become a kind of secular prophet who, in an era of lobotomized conformism, thinks out of the box…. His message is overwhelmingly vital.” —Melanie Philips, The Times
 

作者簡介

　　JORDAN B. PETERSON, raised and toughened in the frigid wastelands of Northern Alberta, has flown a hammer-head roll in a carbon-fiber stunt-plane, explored an Arizona meteorite crater with astronauts, and built a Kwagu’l ceremonial bighouse on the upper floor of his Toronto home after being invited into and named by that Canadian First Nation. He’s taught mythology to lawyers, doctors and business people, consulted for the UN Secretary General, helped his clinical clients manage depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and schizophrenia, served as an adviser to senior partners of major Canadian law firms, and lectured extensively in North America and Europe. With his students and colleagues at Harvard and the University of Toronto, Dr. Peterson has published over a hundred scientific papers, transforming the modern understanding of personality, while his book Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief revolutionized the psychology of religion.