Jordan Peterson and the (F)law of ‘Scientific Inquiry'
This article explores Jordan Peterson’s political project in response to Canada’s legislation of Bill C-16, a bill seeking to add gender expression to the list of grounds for discrimination under the criminal code. Peterson opposes Bill C-16 because it presents, for him, an ideological mode of spee...
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International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS)
2019-06-01
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This article explores Jordan Peterson’s political project in response to Canada’s legislation of Bill C-16, a bill seeking to add gender expression to the list of grounds for discrimination under the criminal code. Peterson opposes Bill C-16 because it presents, for him, an ideological mode of speech and thought regulation. For Peterson, this bill is the result of the decline of scientific validity and the rise of a postmodernism motivated by the desire to undermine Western civilization. Therefore, this article argues that Peterson’s challenge to postmodern thought as an anti-scientific doctrine is perplexing given the general lack of consensus between his views and those of the greater scientific community. The article presents different theoretical frameworks attesting to the reality of gender non-conforming identities as well as to the consequences of denying these identities, and argues that rather than challenging oppressive systems of governance, Peterson’s project actually mirrors them.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d657f63ca4e2416cafa21c8c4ab389652023-10-13T18:22:47ZengInternational Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS)Politikon2414-66332019-06-014110.22151/politikon.41.1Jordan Peterson and the (F)law of ‘Scientific Inquiry'David Guignion0University of Western Ontario This article explores Jordan Peterson’s political project in response to Canada’s legislation of Bill C-16, a bill seeking to add gender expression to the list of grounds for discrimination under the criminal code. Peterson opposes Bill C-16 because it presents, for him, an ideological mode of speech and thought regulation. For Peterson, this bill is the result of the decline of scientific validity and the rise of a postmodernism motivated by the desire to undermine Western civilization. Therefore, this article argues that Peterson’s challenge to postmodern thought as an anti-scientific doctrine is perplexing given the general lack of consensus between his views and those of the greater scientific community. The article presents different theoretical frameworks attesting to the reality of gender non-conforming identities as well as to the consequences of denying these identities, and argues that rather than challenging oppressive systems of governance, Peterson’s project actually mirrors them. https://politikon.iapss.org/index.php/politikon/article/view/11Friedrich NietzscheGenderHannah ArendtJean BaudrillardJordan PetersonJudith Butler |
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| title_short | Jordan Peterson and the (F)law of ‘Scientific Inquiry' |
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| topic | Friedrich Nietzsche Gender Hannah Arendt Jean Baudrillard Jordan Peterson Judith Butler |
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