The Righteous Mind
By Jonathan Haidt
Categories: Self-Help
Why do good people disagree so bitterly about politics and religion? In this 2012 book, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of morality to explain the cultural clashes that polarize America. Haidt argues that moral judgments come mainly from intuition, with reasoning used afterward to justify them. He describes several distinct moral foundations that liberals and conservatives weigh differently, and shows how our groupish nature binds communities together while blinding them to other views.
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- Marc Andreessen: “How about the same three books to all three? \"The Righteous Mind\" by @JonHaidt ... \"A Conflict of Visions\" by @ThomasSowell ... \"The Machiavellians\" by James Burnham”
- Sam Harris: “He's the author of The Righteous Mind and the Happiness Hypothesis.”
- Shane Parrish: “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt”
- David Heinemeier Hansson: “I first read Haidt in his excellent book The Righteous Mind from 2012, which presents his research into moral foundations theory.”
- Scott Galloway: “We derive our morality from the people around us. (Also a thesis of colleague @JonHaidt's prescient book The Righteous Mind.)”