The righteous mind : why good people are divided by politics and religion
(2013, original release: 2012)
By:
Haidt, Jonathan
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
201.615/HAIDT,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Vintage Books, 2013
EDITION
First Vintage books edition
DESCRIPTION
xxiv, 500 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780307455772, 0307455777 :, 0307455777, 9780307455772, 9780307455772
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Originally published in hardcover: New York : Pantheon Books, 2012
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."