The Righteous Mind
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
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4.2 • 24 Ratings
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- $17.99
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The #1 bestselling author of The Anxious Generation 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.
Customer Reviews
Insightful
This book really bridges the gap between the polarizing ideologies of the people that we meet and interact with everyday. Understanding the starting point to a persons thoughts and ideas is the first step, I believe in enabling productive conversation. This book really highlights the obstacles preventing us from giving a logical analysis to conflicting ideas due to our initial emotional impulses that are provoked by a person that we may perceive we disagree with or entirely despise based on insufficient presupposition. I think anyone that enjoys or would like to pursue conversations around any hot button topic should read this book.