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The righteous mind: why good people are divided by politics and religion

By: Publication details: New York Vintage Books Random House 2012Description: xxiv, 500 pISBN:
  • 9780307455772
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 201.615 H2R4
Summary: As America descends deeper into polarization and paralysis, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has done the seemingly impossible—challenged conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to everyone on the political spectrum. Drawing on his twenty five years of groundbreaking research on moral psychology, he shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from gut feelings. He shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have such different intuitions about right and wrong, and he shows why each side is actually right about many of its central concerns. In this subtle yet accessible book, Haidt gives you the key to understanding the miracle of human cooperation, as well as the curse of our eternal divisions and conflicts. If you’re ready to trade in anger for understanding, read The Righteous Mind. (http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/73535/the-righteous-mind-by-jonathan-haidt/9780307455772/)
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Table of Contents:

1. Where does morality come from?
2. The intuitive dog and its rational tail
3. Elephants rule
4. Vote for me (here's why)
5. Beyond WEIRD morality
6. Taste buds of the righteous mind
7. The moral foundations of politics
8. The conservative advantage
9. Why are we so groupish?
10. The hive switch
11. Religion is a team sport
12. Can't we all disagree more constructively?

As America descends deeper into polarization and paralysis, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has done the seemingly impossible—challenged conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to everyone on the political spectrum. Drawing on his twenty five years of groundbreaking research on moral psychology, he shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from gut feelings. He shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have such different intuitions about right and wrong, and he shows why each side is actually right about many of its central concerns. In this subtle yet accessible book, Haidt gives you the key to understanding the miracle of human cooperation, as well as the curse of our eternal divisions and conflicts. If you’re ready to trade in anger for understanding, read The Righteous Mind.

(http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/73535/the-righteous-mind-by-jonathan-haidt/9780307455772/)

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