The righteous mind : why good people are divided by politics and religion / Jonathan Haidt
By: Haidt, Jonathan [author].
Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, ©2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: First Vintage Books edition.Description: 500 p: illustrations ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780307455772; 0307455777.Subject(s): Judgment (Ethics) | Ethics | Social psychology | Religion and politics | Political psychology | Psychology, ReligiousGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Originally published in hardcover: New York : Pantheon Books, 2012
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-490) and index
Where does morality come from? -- The intuitive dog and its rational tail -- Elephants rule -- Vote for me (here's why) -- Beyond WEIRD morality -- Taste buds of the righteous mind -- The moral foundations of politics -- The conservative advantage -- Why are we so groupish? -- The hive switch -- Religion is a team sport -- Can't we all disagree more constructively?
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."