Jordan Peterson,

 

Z世代、上帝、喬登彼得森、性與不成長有什麼共通點？我很想聽聽你的回答。當然，我的是《經濟學人》的文化版塊。所有這些主題都出現在我們今年閱讀量最大的一些故事中。

我們試圖以更廣泛的視角來看待可能吸引讀者的文化趨勢和主題。今年是了不起的一年：例如，我們研究年輕人是否以及為何拒絕長大的文章是《經濟學人》2024 年閱讀量排名第三的文章。有益的時間來靜修並補上一些期待已久的閱讀。這是您可能錯過的文化亮點的便捷指南。

圖書

1999 年，勞特利奇出版了《意義地圖：信仰的架構》，其中彼得森描述了一種關於人們如何建構意義、形成信念和進行敘事的理論。根據彼得森的說法，他的主要目標是研究為什麼個人和群體都參與社會衝突，探索個人支持他們的信仰體系（即意識形態認同）[8] 的推理和動機，這最終可能導致謀殺和病態的暴行，如古拉格、奧斯威辛集中營和盧安達種族滅絕。

2018 年1 月，企鵝蘭登書屋出版了彼得森的第二本書《生活的12 條規則：混沌的解藥》，其中以比他之前出版的作品更容易理解的方式討論了自助原則。 14][19][37 ]該書出現在多個暢銷書排行榜上。

彼得森的第三本書《超越秩序：生活的 12 條更多規則》於 2021 年 3 月 2 日發行。 2020 年 11 月 23 日，他的出版商加拿大企鵝蘭登書屋 (PRH Canada) 舉行了一次內部市政廳，許多員工批評了出版該書的決定。

彼得森的第四本書《與上帝摔角的人：對神聖的看法》於 2024 年 11 月 19 日再次由企鵝蘭登書屋出版。

Alexandra Suich Bass Culture editor

What do Generation Z, God, Jordan Peterson, sex and not growing up have in common? I’d be curious to hear your answer. Mine is, of course, the Culture section of The Economist. All these subjects have featured in some of our most-read stories of the year. We try to take a broad view of cultural trends and subjects that are likely to fascinate readers. And it has been a terrific year: our piece examining whether, and why, young adults are refusing to grow up, for example, was the third-most-read piece published by The Economist in 2024. If your holiday season is anything like mine, this can be a rewarding time to retreat and catch up on some long-anticipated reading. Here’s a handy guide to the Culture highlights you may have missed.

Books

In 1999, Routledge published Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief, in which Peterson describes a theory about how people construct meaning, form beliefs, and make narratives.^[8][34][35] According to Peterson, his main goal was to examine why individuals and groups alike participate in social conflict, exploring the reasoning and motivation individuals take to support their belief systems (i.e. ideological identification)^[8] that can eventually result in murderous and pathological atrocities, such as the Gulag, the Auschwitz concentration camp, and the Rwandan genocide.^[8][36]

In January 2018, Penguin Random House published Peterson's second book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, in which self-help principles are discussed in a more accessible style than in his previous published work.^[14][19][37] The book appeared on several best-seller lists.^[38][39][40]

Peterson's third book, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, was released on 2 March 2021.^[41] On 23 November 2020, his publisher Penguin Random House Canada (PRH Canada) held an internal town hall where many employees criticized the decision to publish the book.^[42]

Peterson's fourth book, We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine, was published on 19 November 2024, again by Penguin Random House.^[43]