The Righteous Mind
Political psychologySocial psychologyEthicsReligious Psychologynyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2012-04-01
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A groundbreaking investigation into the origins of morality, which turns out to be the basis for religion and politics. The book explains the American culture wars and refutes the "New Atheists."
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Political psychologySocial psychologyEthicsReligious Psychologynyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2012-04-01New York Times bestseller
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Jonathan Haidt
october 19, 1963
Jonathan David Haidt (/haɪt/; born October 19, 1963) is an American social psychologist, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University Stern School of Business,[1] and author. His main areas of study are the psychology of morality and moral emotions. Haidt's main scientific contributions come from the psychological field of moral foundations theory,[2] which attempts to explain the evolutionary origins of human moral reasoning on the basis of innate, gut feelings rather than logical reason.[3] The theory was later extended to explain the different moral reasoning and how they relate to political ideology, with different political orientations prioritizing different sets of morals…
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