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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

Name: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Rating: 5 (25 reviews)
Author: Jonathan Haidt
ISBN: 9780307455772

Jonathan Haidt · 2021 · 530 pages

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.

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Daniel Pink
“"5. The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt We think we form beliefs logically. We don’t. Most of us feel first, then justify later. This changed how I view disagreement — and made me a better listener."”↗
David Heinemeier Hansson
“"Haidt planted many good seeds. I read The Righteous Mind in 2015. Great book."”↗
A. J. Jacobs
“All about trying to figure out the gap between the red and blue states – Republican and Democrat – and it’s really interesting.”↗
Fareed Zakaria
“A brilliant mixture of political philosophy and sociology. According to Haidt, two reasonable people can find themselves on opposite ends of the political spectrum based on the relative importance each assigns to just six values. The book explains why we embrace certain ideologies better than any other I’ve read.”↗
Richard Dawkins
“"Finished Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind. V important book. Well-written, wise, even-handed, informed by wide reading in evolution, sociology, psychology, economics, moral & political theory. Every page stimulates constructive thought (& sometimes constructive disagreement)."”↗
Mark Suster
“I used to think so until I read this thought-provoking book that has forever changed my views, which talks not only about tribes but also about humans make decisions in ways that are different from how we think we make decisions.”↗
Derren Brown
“I’m a big fan of @JonHaidt’s books. The Happiness Hypothesis first got me thinking about happiness (which led to Happy, my last book), The Righteous Mind is tremendous & was part of forming Sacrifice (on Netflix) and now starting The Coddling Of The American Mind. Thanks Jon!”↗
Andrew Yang
“Someone asked me how to understand why we seem so divided. The best book I have read on this is the Righteous Mind by Jon Haidt”↗
Bridget Phetasy
“I love @JonHaidt's book The Righteous Mind so much and I think it all boils down to: "never forget everyone is full of shit including me."”↗
Andrew M. Mwenda
“The best work on this is a book by Jonathan Haidt “The Righteous Mind: Why good People are Divided by Religion and Politics.” He argues that human beings have deeply entrenched moral intuitions which guide their assessment of reality. Facts matter very little if at all.”↗
Akin Oyebode
“@eggheader @OnemuVictor1 @JonHaidt Abeg order two. I read Righteous Mind which he also wrote, and that was a very fascinating book.”↗
Colin Wright
“IMO, these are the top 5 books to read for surviving 2020 and beyond: ▫️ The Blank Slate – @sapinker ▫️ Kindly Inquisitors – @jon_rauch ▫️ The Righteous Mind – @JonHaidt ▫️ Higher Superstition – Paul Gross & Norman Levitt ▫️ Cynical Theories – @HPluckrose & @ConceptualJames”↗
Shoshana Weissmann
“@JeffRomeo8 LOVE him and that book”↗
Gary King
“The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt is a really good book; we're all selfish & groupish”↗
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