What Is, What Should Be

Maps of Meaning Season 1 Episode 1

Overview:
In our introductory lecture, we explore two fundamental ways of perceiving the world: the materialist view of what the world is made of versus the action-oriented view of how to act in the world, arguing that the latter is primary since perception itself requires action and is always directed toward goals. Dr. Peterson explains how our experience is structured as a cybernetic frame moving from "what is" to "what should be," which forms the basis of all stories and is validated by our emotional systems that signal progress toward or deviation from our aims. The lecture concludes by emphasizing that finding the proper aim—one that sustains us individually and socially while promoting growth—is essential, as this alignment produces the deep sense of meaning that guides human development and flourishing.

Genre : Talk, Documentary

Actors : Jordan B. Peterson

Release Date : 2025-11-13

Duration : 64 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

What Is, What Should Be
1. What Is, What Should Be
Pathways and Obstacles
2. Pathways and Obstacles
Sacred Balance
3. Sacred Balance
Conceptualizing Reality
4. Conceptualizing Reality
Hierarchies of Being
5. Hierarchies of Being
Agents of Transformation
6. Agents of Transformation
Through the Desert
7. Through the Desert
Shields against Catastrophe
8. Shields against Catastrophe
The Hero's Descent
9. The Hero's Descent
Compass of Conscience
10. Compass of Conscience
Confronting the Serpent
11. Confronting the Serpent
Faith in the Future
12. Faith in the Future


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