⭐⭐ The Righteous Mind by Haidt
| Full Title | The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion |
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| Authors | Jonathan Haidt, Simona Drelciuc |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Date Read | September 28, 2020 |
| Rating | 2/5 stars |
Listened to the first two hours. Lots of pop-sci references, with a heavy focus on self-promotion of studies that the author himself published. Parts of the beginning that discussed morality more from a philosophical point of view were at times enjoyable.
Haidt ends the second chapter with the promise that he would focus more on logic/reason rather than emotion/intuition. Then, the very next chapter starts with him describing a study utilizing hypnosis that had some “interesting results.” Honestly, the juxtaposition of those two was so incongruous that at first I thought it might have been provided as an example of poor science. But I was wrong, and Haidt goes on to use the study to further a thesis.
Not recommended.