The righteous mind : why good people are divided by politics and religion
(2012)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
201.615/HAIDT,J

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 201.615/HAIDT,J Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Pantheon Books, [2012]
©2012
DESCRIPTION

xvii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780307377906, 0307377903
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

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, not a virus -- 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."