They didn’t hurt it, right? And it was their dog, so they could do what they wanted to the carcass? Story 2: Eating chickenĪ man goes to the supermarket once a week and buys a chicken. You might feel an initial flash of disgust, but you would hesitate before saying the family had done anything morally wrong. They had heard that dog meat was delicious, so they cut up the dog’s body, cooked it and ate it for dinner. Tell us if anyone did anything wrong here: A family’s dog was killed by a car in front of their house. Intuitions vs Strategic Reasoning Story 1: Eating dog The Righteous Mind provides the key to understanding the miracle of human cooperation, as well as the disadvantages of our eternal divisions and conflicts. Haidt’s investigation also shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have disparate intuitions about right and wrong, and why each party is right about many of its primary concerns. But the main message of the book is ancient – it is the realisation that we are all self-righteous hypocrites.ĭrawing on his 25 years of research on moral psychology, the author Jonathan Haidt explains that moral judgements shouldn’t arise from reason, but rather from gut feelings. This book draws on the latest research in neuroscience, genetics, social psychology and evolutionary modelling. The Righteous Mind examines why it’s difficult for us to get along and understands why society is so easily divided into hostile groups (each so certain of its righteousness). This week, Jonesy and Ashto explore the concept of human nature and history from the perspective of moral psychology.
What You Will Learn from The Righteous Mind
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