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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt
4.06 AVERAGE
1.43k reviews for:
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt
4.06 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Interesting concepts but I’m not sure I subscribe to all of his conclusions. I’d like to read something that argues the other side.
Fascinating insights, but also pretty academic, and a slog to get through. A beneficial read over several sittings.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Uma perspectiva diferente sobre moral, conservadorismo e o papel da religião. O [a:Jonathan Haidt|55727|Jonathan Haidt|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1342196691p2/55727.jpg] trabalhou com o que move as pessoas a tomar decisões morais, seguindo a linha mais recente de levar em conta o pensamento evolutivo nesse tipo de estudo. O resultado é muito bom.
Ele começa com uma avaliação muito boa do papel das emoções (na verdade da intuição) e da razão na tomada de decisões e na justificativa das decisões. A conclusão é basicamente que na maioria dos casos a decisão é emocional e a razão vem por cima depois para justificar a decisão tomada.
Em seguida parte para uma avaliação crítica de como a maior parte do pensamento e do estudo sobre moral recentes gira em torno da população universitária (as cobaias da maioria dos testes), em sua maioria branca, bastante educada, industrializada, rica e democrata (WEIRD). Um grupo que é bem distante da maioria das pessoas. E como isso deixou de lado uma série de outros princípios que ditam a moral. Haidt propõe seis princípios que ditam as decisões morais, Cuidado, Justiça, Liberdade, Lealdade, Autoridade e Santidade. E segue discutindo como Liberais (esquerda americana) tentem a focar mais nos três primeiros, enquanto Conservadores passam pelos seis com mais frequência. O que dificulta bastante o diálogo entre os grupos e a capacidade de se colocar no lugar do próximo.
Ainda termina com a melhor defesa da religião que já vi em um livro secular, falando sobre o papel de união de grupo e sensação de pertencimento, algo que Dawkins, Dennet ou Sam Harris raramente discutem. Achei uma ótima leitura, com várias ideias que não visito normalmente mas contribuem bastante para entender as pessoas.
Ele começa com uma avaliação muito boa do papel das emoções (na verdade da intuição) e da razão na tomada de decisões e na justificativa das decisões. A conclusão é basicamente que na maioria dos casos a decisão é emocional e a razão vem por cima depois para justificar a decisão tomada.
Em seguida parte para uma avaliação crítica de como a maior parte do pensamento e do estudo sobre moral recentes gira em torno da população universitária (as cobaias da maioria dos testes), em sua maioria branca, bastante educada, industrializada, rica e democrata (WEIRD). Um grupo que é bem distante da maioria das pessoas. E como isso deixou de lado uma série de outros princípios que ditam a moral. Haidt propõe seis princípios que ditam as decisões morais, Cuidado, Justiça, Liberdade, Lealdade, Autoridade e Santidade. E segue discutindo como Liberais (esquerda americana) tentem a focar mais nos três primeiros, enquanto Conservadores passam pelos seis com mais frequência. O que dificulta bastante o diálogo entre os grupos e a capacidade de se colocar no lugar do próximo.
Ainda termina com a melhor defesa da religião que já vi em um livro secular, falando sobre o papel de união de grupo e sensação de pertencimento, algo que Dawkins, Dennet ou Sam Harris raramente discutem. Achei uma ótima leitura, com várias ideias que não visito normalmente mas contribuem bastante para entender as pessoas.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Slavery, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Abortion, Colonisation, War, Classism
A thought provoking book. Clearly laid out and explained.
This is the best nonfiction book I’ve read so far this year.
Haidt, a professor of moral psychology at the University of Virginia, has a direct, clear writing style that makes it easy to grasp his ideas. He begins by outlining his book, section by section. Within each section, he outlines each chapter. At the end of each chapter, section, and (finally, the) book, he restates his central ideas and arguments. This may sound tedious, but it’s anything but. It’s like taking a class from a particularly conscientious professor, one who gives you all the tools you need to ace the final without ever slipping into a game of “I have a secret.” His style, while clear and direct, is also engaging and personable. Again, readers feel like they’re in a lecture hall, engaging with a professor who knows how to tell a story.
What’s the story? It comes in three parts.
Haidt begins by offering the first principle of moral psychology: intuition comes first, reasoning second. The rational mind is like a small rider on the back of a large elephant named Intuition, and it spends most of its time fabricating post hoc explanations for things the elephant more-or-less did on its own.
Next, the author moves on to the second principle of moral psychology: there’s more to morality than harm and fairness. Haidt posits that “the righteous mind is like a tongue with six taste receptors,” and he defines those receptors while giving the reader a concise introduction to moral foundations theory. Haidt calls the receptors: Care/Harm, Liberty/Oppression, Fairness/Cheating, Loyalty/Betrayal, Authority/Subversion, and Sanctity/Degradation.
Finally, Haidt offers the principle that “morality binds and blinds. We are 90 percent chimp and 10 percent bee,” with the chimp representing our inherent selfishness and the bee representing our ability to subsume our self-interests into the interests of those groups with which we identify.
You may think, “Thanks, Alex for outlining this book for me. You’ve just saved me the effort of reading it.” I urge you to think again. The meat of this book, and the education it holds in store for you, lies in Haidt’s arguments and counter arguments, examples and stories. Yes, there’s a fair amount of space dedicated to the application of Haidt’s ideas to the political realm, and one gets the impression that Haidt’s editor said, “Hey, Jon, _Introduction to Moral Psychology_ isn’t a title that’s going to move much product. Is there any way you can spice this up, maybe with some political stuff?” However, this book has applications for leaders, ethicists, internet sages, and thinking people of all types. It has applications for you.
I urge you to read this book. If you don’t find it to be the best nonfiction book you read this year, I’ll be shocked and confounded. That’s how good I think _The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion_ really is. Get it today.
Haidt, a professor of moral psychology at the University of Virginia, has a direct, clear writing style that makes it easy to grasp his ideas. He begins by outlining his book, section by section. Within each section, he outlines each chapter. At the end of each chapter, section, and (finally, the) book, he restates his central ideas and arguments. This may sound tedious, but it’s anything but. It’s like taking a class from a particularly conscientious professor, one who gives you all the tools you need to ace the final without ever slipping into a game of “I have a secret.” His style, while clear and direct, is also engaging and personable. Again, readers feel like they’re in a lecture hall, engaging with a professor who knows how to tell a story.
What’s the story? It comes in three parts.
Haidt begins by offering the first principle of moral psychology: intuition comes first, reasoning second. The rational mind is like a small rider on the back of a large elephant named Intuition, and it spends most of its time fabricating post hoc explanations for things the elephant more-or-less did on its own.
Next, the author moves on to the second principle of moral psychology: there’s more to morality than harm and fairness. Haidt posits that “the righteous mind is like a tongue with six taste receptors,” and he defines those receptors while giving the reader a concise introduction to moral foundations theory. Haidt calls the receptors: Care/Harm, Liberty/Oppression, Fairness/Cheating, Loyalty/Betrayal, Authority/Subversion, and Sanctity/Degradation.
Finally, Haidt offers the principle that “morality binds and blinds. We are 90 percent chimp and 10 percent bee,” with the chimp representing our inherent selfishness and the bee representing our ability to subsume our self-interests into the interests of those groups with which we identify.
You may think, “Thanks, Alex for outlining this book for me. You’ve just saved me the effort of reading it.” I urge you to think again. The meat of this book, and the education it holds in store for you, lies in Haidt’s arguments and counter arguments, examples and stories. Yes, there’s a fair amount of space dedicated to the application of Haidt’s ideas to the political realm, and one gets the impression that Haidt’s editor said, “Hey, Jon, _Introduction to Moral Psychology_ isn’t a title that’s going to move much product. Is there any way you can spice this up, maybe with some political stuff?” However, this book has applications for leaders, ethicists, internet sages, and thinking people of all types. It has applications for you.
I urge you to read this book. If you don’t find it to be the best nonfiction book you read this year, I’ll be shocked and confounded. That’s how good I think _The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion_ really is. Get it today.
Read this Book! Excellent analysis, coverage of the research (The Psychology of Morality). Very engaging and readable.