The Righteous Mind
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · February 12, 2013
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).
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- Who it’s for
- For a serious, readable look at why decent people land on opposite political and religious sides.
- Themes
- morality, politics, ideological division
- Pacing
- Reflective
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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).
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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.
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For a serious, readable look at why decent people land on opposite political and religious sides.
Come here for
- rigorous framing of political division
- clear-eyed take on morality and belief
Expect
- conceptual argument, not party talk
- plenty to think through
Where it sits
| Social Psychology | 74% |
|---|---|
| Conservatism & Liberalism | 68% |
| Ethics | 50% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ethics
- Conservatism & Liberalism
- Social Psychology
- Authors
- Jonathan Haidt
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- February 12, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- morality · politics · ideological division
- Reading lane
- Ethics