RIGHTEOUS MIND : Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion

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ISBN: 9780141039169
Title: RIGHTEOUS MIND : Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion
Author: HAIDT JONATHAN
Format: PAPER COVER
Publishing status: ACTIVE TITLE

Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe? Why do ideas such as 'fairness' and 'freedom' mean such different things to different people? And why do political views which conflict with our own often seem illogical? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt reveals how the conflict, self-righteousness and hypocrisy that can make it so hard for us to get along are actually the natural expression of our moral minds. Drawing on twenty-five years of groundbreaking research, Haidt shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from intuition, and why we evolved to be this way. Morality binds and blinds, but this book will help you to see and understand your friends, enemies and fellow citizens as never before.

Imprint: Penguin Books
RRP: $27.99