The Righteous Mind
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
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Jonathan Haidt
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Jonathan Haidt
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Why can’t our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why do people so readily assume the worst about the motives of their fellow citizens?
In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding. His starting point is moral intuition - the nearly instantaneous perceptions we all have about other people and the things they do. These intuitions feel like self-evident truths, making us righteously certain that those who see things differently are wrong.
Haidt shows us how these intuitions differ across cultures, including the cultures of the political left and right. He blends his own research findings with those of anthropologists, historians, and other psychologists to draw a map of the moral domain, and he explains why conservatives can navigate that map more skillfully than can liberals. He then examines the origins of morality, overturning the view that evolution made us fundamentally selfish creatures.
But rather than arguing that we are innately altruistic, he makes a more subtle claim - that we are fundamentally groupish. It is our groupishness, he explains, that leads to our greatest joys, our religious divisions, and our political affiliations. In a stunning final chapter on ideology and civility, Haidt shows what each side is right about, and why we need the insights of liberals, conservatives, and libertarians to flourish as a nation.
©2012 Jonathan Haidt (P)2012 Gildan Media LLCCritic Reviews
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- Ken
- 02-05-2017
everyone needs to listen to this book
I'm convinced that the way forward lies in the ideas and attitudes raised in this book. the left and right are becoming more and more hostile and distant from one another and no good could possibly come from it. within this book are some very important insights that may help is all be a little more open to discussion and compromise
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- Casey
- 22-10-2020
A fascinating insight into the other side
I am leaving this book feeling more capable of understanding the politics and moral reasoning of those on my political opposite. I am more easily able to empathise with conservatives and can credit them with understanding the necessities underpinning social stability better than my liberal self.
I hope this book's message will find its way into the minds of my partisan friends who I see becoming increasingly divided and polarised against their 'enemies.'
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- Anonymous User
- 01-11-2018
useful
well structured, well read.
it is layed out very well for a novus in the field like myself.
I found this very useful to understanding myself and others.
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- Paul Wendelborn
- 19-09-2017
Balanced insights
This book answered some questions for me regarding our intuitive approach to developing morals and beliefs. It was something that my rational liberal Atheist side had difficulty squaring up with both conservative religious and political beliefs of others. However I now can appreciate the core pillars of difference and commonality between them and to take a more yin and yang approach to discussing our differences. Thanks Jon
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- Brody
- 19-11-2019
recommend to everyone
my boy Haidty at it again with his nuanced explanations of morality. wonderfully in depth discussion
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- Anonymous User
- 23-10-2019
To much religion as fact for my tast
It started out good, the fairytales of religion posed as facts.... millions of years a go we know... and not theories made me want to quit, but the end was good. made me get some new thoughts.
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- james pick
- 18-01-2023
Great read
I am mostly liberal in my views and found this a fascinating and useful insight into conservatism. This book is well thought out and walks a treacherous tightrope perfectly.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-06-2019
Opens your mind
This book opens your mind to how and why you think and react as you do. It's powerful insights are valuable for anyone wanting better relationships with others
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-08-2019
Insightful.
A must read book, especially in the current political situation, social polarisation and fading of religion.
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- Kindle Customer
- 22-02-2021
A Great Listen
If you like books that summarise years of research into ethics, you will enjoy this book. Its not the deepest book but still pretty deep and fun to listen to.
The only issue was the volume is low so if you're listening on standard Bluetooth headsets then you should download a sound amplifier. Audible, you should have one built-in on the Audible app.
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