Peterson and his central message about responsibility are difficult to shoehorn into either of our increasingly polarized political camps. Yet Peterson and his central message about responsibility are difficult to shoehorn into either of our increasingly polarized political camps. This is mostly because his controversial views on Bill C-16 (a Canadian law pertaining to the use of pronouns as related to trans people) got a great deal of media attention in 2017 and helped to grow his burgeoning international reputation. This contention is made explicit only in Rule 4: “Notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated.” But in fact, the moral and psychological argument for shouldering heavier personal and professional burdens rather than lighter ones animates every chapter of Beyond Order.Īfter five years of international fame, Peterson’s reputation as a divisive public intellectual is often viewed as inextricable from his work itself. Peterson’s tendency toward tangents in Beyond Order belies the book’s even sharper focus on one overarching argument: The meaning in life is found in taking responsibility.įor the best-selling author and YouTube sensation Jordan Peterson, Neverland has always been a lie. Overall, Beyond Order is well argued and provocative, though more prone to discursiveness than its predecessor. Like 12 Rules for Life, Beyond Order offers 12 rules meant to help readers craft lives that include less pointless suffering (though not necessarily less suffering) and more meaning (though not necessarily more happiness).Īs in 12 Rules for Life, the presentation of these rules ranges from the literal and mundane (“Try to make one room in your house as beautiful as possible”) to the metaphoric and abstract (“Do not hide unwanted things in the fog”). The book expands in an intentional and direct way on its prequel, 12 Rules for Life (2018). Peterson published his third book and second international best-seller, Beyond Order, in March.
The University of Toronto psychology professor, clinical psychologist, best-selling author and YouTube sensation Jordan B.
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