Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief

Season 1 Episode 1: Context and Background

In this lecture, I discuss the context within which the theory I am delineating through this course emerge: that of the cold war. What is belief? Why is it so important to people? Why will they fight to protect it? I propose that belief unites a culture's expectations and desires with the actions of its people, and that the match between those two allows for cooperative action and maintains emotional stability. I suggest, further, that culture has a deep narrative structure, presenting the world as a forum for action, with characters representing the individual, the known, and the unknown -- or the individual, culture and nature -- or the individual, order and chaos.

Genre:

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

12

Actor:

Jordan B. Peterson

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

2017

IMDb:

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