To understand what drives the rift that divides our populace between liberal and conservative, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has spent twenty-five years examining the moral foundations that undergird and inform two differing world views: the political left and right place different values of importance on order, care, fairness, loyalty, authority, and liberty.
From one of our keenest dissectors of moral systems, Why Do They Vote That Way? explains how deeply ingrained moral systems have estranged conservatives and liberals from one another while crossing the political divide in a search for understanding the miracle of human cooperation.
A Vintage Shorts Selection. An ebook short.
Praise for Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind:
“An eye-opening and deceptively ambitious best seller . . . undoubtedly one of the most talked-about books of the year.” —The Wall Street Journal
“A much-needed voice of moral sanity.” —Booklist
“A landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself. . . . Haidt is looking for more than victory. He’s looking for wisdom.” —The New York Times Book Review
To understand what drives the rift that divides our populace between liberal and conservative, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has spent twenty-five years examining the moral foundations that undergird and inform two differing world views: the political left and right place different values of importance on order, care, fairness, loyalty, authority, and liberty.
From one of our keenest dissectors of moral systems, Why Do They Vote That Way? explains how deeply ingrained moral systems have estranged conservatives and liberals from one another while crossing the political divide in a search for understanding the miracle of human cooperation.
A Vintage Shorts Selection. An ebook short.
Praise
Praise for Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind:
“An eye-opening and deceptively ambitious best seller . . . undoubtedly one of the most talked-about books of the year.” —The Wall Street Journal
“A much-needed voice of moral sanity.” —Booklist
“A landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself. . . . Haidt is looking for more than victory. He’s looking for wisdom.” —The New York Times Book Review
