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'''Doctor Jordan Bernt Peterson''' (born June 12th, 1962) is a retired [[Canadian]] professor of [[psychology]] at the University of [[Toronto]], clinical psychologist, and best-selling [[author]]. Peterson is known for writing the multi-million-copy international bestseller ''12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos'', which reached #1 for nonfiction in 2018 in the [[US]], [[Canada]], the [[UK]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Sweden]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Brazil]] and [[Norway]], and now slated for translation into 50 languages. Peterson was censored by Twitter for calling [[Ellen Page]] by her real birth name.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/06/29/twitter-censors-jordan-peterson-for-calling-elliot-page-by-birth-name-ellen/</ref>  

'''Doctor Jordan Bernt Peterson''' (born June 12th, 1962) is a retired [[Canadian]] professor of [[psychology]] at the University of [[Toronto]], clinical psychologist, and best-selling [[author]]. Peterson is known for writing the multi-million-copy international bestseller ''12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos'', which reached #1 for nonfiction in 2018 in the [[US]], [[Canada]], the [[UK]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Sweden]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Brazil]] and [[Norway]], and now slated for translation into 50 languages. Peterson was censored by Twitter for calling [[Ellen Page]] by her real birth name.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/06/29/twitter-censors-jordan-peterson-for-calling-elliot-page-by-birth-name-ellen/</ref>  

==Religious Views==

==Religious views==

Peterson has detailed his struggles with his religious beliefs. He draws many influences from [[Christianity]], and bases his moral and societal views in Christian teaching, but criticizes Christian institutions such as the [[Catholic Church]] for its scandals, saying that they deter him from Christian ideas.<ref>https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/1-april/news/world/jordan-peterson-describes-his-difficulties-with-christianity</ref> He has described himself as a Christian in the past<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIB05YeMiW8.</ref>, but when later asked if he believes in God, Peterson said: "I think the proper response to that is No, but I'm afraid He might exist". <ref>Blatchford, Christie (January 19, 2018). "[https://nationalpost.com/feature/christie-blatchford-sits-down-with-warrior-for-common-sense-jordan-peterson Christie Blatchford sits down with 'warrior for common sense' Jordan Peterson]". National Post. Retrieved January 19, 2018</ref>

Peterson has detailed his struggles with his religious beliefs. He draws many influences from [[Christianity]], and bases his moral and societal views in Christian teaching, but criticizes Christian institutions such as the [[Catholic Church]] for its scandals, saying that they deter him from Christian ideas.<ref>https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/1-april/news/world/jordan-peterson-describes-his-difficulties-with-christianity</ref> He has described himself as a Christian in the past<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIB05YeMiW8.</ref>, but when later asked if he believes in God, Peterson said: "I think the proper response to that is No, but I'm afraid He might exist". <ref>Blatchford, Christie (January 19, 2018). "[https://nationalpost.com/feature/christie-blatchford-sits-down-with-warrior-for-common-sense-jordan-peterson Christie Blatchford sits down with 'warrior for common sense' Jordan Peterson]". National Post. Retrieved January 19, 2018</ref>

He has also cited [[Carl Jung]] as an influence on his philosophical beliefs.

He has also cited [[Carl Jung]] as an influence on his philosophical beliefs.

==Political Views==

==Political views==

Peterson describes himself as a [[classical liberal]] and a [[traditionalism|traditionalist]]. He does not consider himself a [[right-wing]]er, despite being pegged as one by the [[liberal media]], who falsely characterize him as "[[fascist]]" and "[[alt-right]]". He has said that both political extremes are "equally dangerous", and criticizes [[identity politics]]. Fans of Peterson have told him that he actually de-radicalized them from political fringes, contrary to what liberals claim.  

Peterson describes himself as a [[classical liberal]] and a [[traditionalism|traditionalist]]. He does not consider himself a [[right-wing]]er, despite being pegged as one by the [[liberal media]], who falsely characterize him as "[[fascist]]" and "[[alt-right]]". He has said that both political extremes are "equally dangerous", and criticizes [[identity politics]]. Fans of Peterson have told him that he actually de-radicalized them from political fringes, contrary to what liberals claim.  

He is also a harsh critic of post-[[modernist]] [[leftism]] and [[political correctness]], suggesting that college students avoid subjects like women's studies, racial and ethnic studies, sociology, and English literature, among other fields of academia he believes are infiltrated by [[Neo-marxism|Neo-Marxists]].

He is also a harsh critic of post-[[modernist]] [[leftism]] and [[political correctness]], suggesting that college students avoid subjects like women's studies, racial and ethnic studies, sociology, and English literature, among other fields of academia he believes are infiltrated by [[Neo-marxism|Neo-Marxists]].