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Discussion (3) ¬

1. 
   Cary

   August 4, 2012 at 2:35 am | #

   Howdy Chris!

   “The Righteous Mind” by Jonathan Haidt addresses this dynamic in a way that makes it understandable. He even turned me, a long time rationalist, into . . . something else, I’m not sure there’s a name for his outlook yet, but I buy it. He even manages to explain our political divide in a way that doesn’t make the other side into evil demons (whoever you perceive the other side to be). Can’t recommend it highly enough.

   -Cary
2. 
   Christopher

   August 4, 2012 at 10:50 am | #

   @Carym, Looks interesting. I’ll reserve it at the library. :)
3. 
   Kona

   April 10, 2015 at 8:19 pm | #

   Interesting…I’m a longtime fan of Prof. Haidt, since I read his paper “The Emotional Dog and Its Rational Tail”. I wasn’t aware of this new book of his until I read your comment. I’ve downloaded the audiobook and am appreciating it very much. As you experienced, he changed my perspective a lot. He confirms the adage “You can’t reason a man out of an opinion he didn’t reason himself into.”

   He and I corresponded for a while, during which time he described his research on the origins of morality and disgust, which obviously was leading to this book. I wish his work was more widely known; it would save a lot of venom in public discourse.