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The Righteous Mind
- Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
- Narrated by: Jonathan Haidt
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Why can’t our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why do people so readily assume the worst about the motives of their fellow citizens?
In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding. His starting point is moral intuition - the nearly instantaneous perceptions we all have about other people and the things they do. These intuitions feel like self-evident truths, making us righteously certain that those who see things differently are wrong.
Haidt shows us how these intuitions differ across cultures, including the cultures of the political left and right. He blends his own research findings with those of anthropologists, historians, and other psychologists to draw a map of the moral domain, and he explains why conservatives can navigate that map more skillfully than can liberals. He then examines the origins of morality, overturning the view that evolution made us fundamentally selfish creatures.
But rather than arguing that we are innately altruistic, he makes a more subtle claim - that we are fundamentally groupish. It is our groupishness, he explains, that leads to our greatest joys, our religious divisions, and our political affiliations. In a stunning final chapter on ideology and civility, Haidt shows what each side is right about, and why we need the insights of liberals, conservatives, and libertarians to flourish as a nation.
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- McGuinness, Kevin
- 06-01-21
Très intéressant mais avec des fautes
J’ai pensé globalement que le livre aborda plusieurs point intéressants, et je suis d’accord avec sa thèse. Les commentaires de l’auteur à propos lee intuition de l’esprit : comme le fait nous sommes plutôt guidés par nos émotions que notre rationale. Toutefois, j’avais le sentiment que l’œuvre était plutôt basé dans les États-Unis, que lee commentaires à propos de la religion, et finalement, ses conceptions de notre manier de penser étaient mal soutenu par évidence académique.
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- Jonathan Petherbridge
- 25-10-20
Great book!
a little dull and slow at times (funny parts too) but full of very important information that changed the way I look at relationships and decision making. highly recommended.
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- deborah S.
- 25-06-19
fascinating book. arguments well constructed
I loved this book. it was as fascinating. Good level of detail in the evidence supporting the arguements. The pace at which the arguements were built up was ideal.
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- Spencer Fildes
- 06-03-18
outstanding
brilliant book, balanced insights to the righteous dichotomy. highly recommended to everyone who sees left or right
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- dan seago
- 12-08-22
Everyone should read this book.
If there was one book the world should read it’s this one. Such a refreshing and balanced look at the world today. I don’t think I have the words to write the review this book deserves but it’s bloody brilliant.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-11-22
A bit long but incredibly interesting
I learned an incredible amount of interesting information on (social/political) psychology and how it influences political views. It feels a bit long and technical though, making you sort of want to be done with the book in the end. It also feels a bit like multiple books in one instead of a coherent story
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- Anonymous User
- 30-01-23
Best book on human nature ever!
It feels like taking the red pill on human nature , this is should be part of the school curriculum
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-05-19
One of the most influential books I've ever read
This book is purely incredible. I think I'll listen to it or read it once every year. Truly eye opening, and the narration of the author just elevates the experience of understanding these relations further. I absolutely recommend it to anyone who is just barely puzzled by what is happening currently around us.
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- Levente Domonkos
- 08-11-18
Caution: Potentially life altering for some
It is simply a book that everyone should read or listen to as soon as they can. Everyone.
Maybe after that we can be a bit more civilized and we can understand each other a bit better.
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- Peter Peter Gluten Eater
- 03-11-18
Smashing
Very interesting stuff my dudes. Explores moral psychology whilst covering a broad range of subjects - from exploring explanations of why we have morality and how it evolved to the implications this has on modern society and the future of political discourse.
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