The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. Published in 2012. Number of pages: 419 pages. Goodreads rating 4.20

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The #1 bestselling author of The Anxious Generation and The Happiness Hypothesis and acclaimed social psychologist challenges conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to conservatives and liberals alike—a “landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself” (The New York Times Book Review).

Drawing on his twenty-five years of groundbreaking research on moral psychology, Jonathan Haidt 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.

Here are links to all of the author’s TED Talks that relate to this book:
The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives

How Common Threats Can Make Common (Political) Ground

Can a Divided America Heal?

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