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

Haidt, Jonathan. (Author).
  • Description: xvii, 419 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Pantheon Books,
  • ISBN: 9780307377906
  • ISBN: 0307377903

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Contents: Where does morality come from? -- The intuitive dog and its rational tail -- 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, not a virus -- A yin and two yangs.
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."

Subject: Ethics.
Social psychology.
Political psychology.
Psychology, Religious.