The Righteous Mind
JONATHAN HAIDT
I am humbled by this work of genius.
I think in the end this book is why I thought it was important to get this type of information into our schools. It is a book that simply explains why we struggle to get along…and offers solutions. The only thing wrong with it is that its content is not being read or otherwise digested or received by the people who need it most- young adults. This book of genius seems to be to be written by an amazingly smart adult for other adults. But the adults who need to learn this stuff aren’t reading this stuff. In addition, most adults are already fully cooked and dead set in their ways. Dr. Haidt does a nice job of asking us to reconsider our self-righteousness but I fear it may be too late for adults. Our only hope is to get this material to kids. So with that said, maybe I will be wrong and teenagers will read this book. Or maybe parents will find this book read it, and then transfer the knowledge to their kids. Or become better parents. With over 400 cited references and years of research… this is the most credible work about human nature. It has the potential to set us all free from hate and terrible disagreement forever- if we were to only listen.
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
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