Thanks. Do you think all his videos accomplish such leading?
He seems to me to be using a modified Socratic method, except that rather than waiting for you to work around to your next questions, he anticipates it and shows where it goes next and this for several more levels. We are talking about YouTube videos of lectures mostly, but they reveal that he has spent a lot, a lot, (I mean a lot) of time as a clinical therapist listening, as in yes, really listening. He deliberately tries to think out loud for his students and carry them along. I think of it as a re-enactment of his meditations and conversations but without the names and details, only the progression of ideas and the personal decisions that result.
He seems to rely heavily on Nietzsche and often urges people to read “The Gulag Archipelago” by Solzhenitsyn.
I also was confused by your comment and am very interested in which presentation gave you that impression. If you would, please watch this one http://www.ideacityonline.com/video/jordan-peterson-political-correctness-postmodernism/ and give us your reaction. Thanks!
His videos do presume a certain level of cogent thought on the part of the viewer. But as I mentioned, his ideas and the way he expresses (distillation) complex concepts, makes him very accessible. Genius is overused, but JDP is an iconiclast in the world of pf academia.