The righteous mind : why good people are divided by politics and religion / Jonathan Haidt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Pantheon BooksCopyright date: ©2012Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9780307377906
  • 0307377903
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 201/.615 23
  • 201 14
LOC classification:
  • BJ45 .H25 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
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?
Summary: 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."Summary: Presents a groundbreaking investigation into the origins of morality at the core of religion and politics, offering scholarly insight into the motivations behind cultural clashes that are polarizing America.
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Includes bibliographical references 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."

Presents a groundbreaking investigation into the origins of morality at the core of religion and politics, offering scholarly insight into the motivations behind cultural clashes that are polarizing America.

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