Title:
The righteous mind : why good people are divided by politics and religion / Jonathan Haidt.
Author:
Haidt, Jonathan.
Publication Information:
New York : Pantheon Books, 2012.
Call Number:
BJ45 .H25 2012
Abstract:
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."
Electronic Access:
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Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780307377906
9781846141812
9780307455772
Physical Description:
xvii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Part I. Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second -- Where does morality come from? -- The intuitive dog and its rational tail -- Elephants rule -- Vote for me (here's why) -- Part II. There's more to morality than harm and fairness -- Beyond WEIRD morality -- Taste buds of the righteous mind -- The moral foundations of politics -- The conservative advantage -- Part III. Morality binds and blinds -- Why are we so groupish? -- The hive switch -- Religion is a team sport -- Can't we all disagree more constructively?
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