
Well, the thing is that, contrary to popular belief, morality is probably not founded on reason. If moral is something based on reason, then how is it that almost all of humanity came to consider rape and genocide morally revolting? Because – bear in mind – both are evolutionary justified! Here’s an interesting thing for you to contemplate over:

With Greg Lukianoff, he has also co-authored “ The Coddling of the American Mind.” “The Righteous Mind Summary” In addition to “The Righteous Mind,” Haidt has authored another critically lauded book, “ The Happiness Hypothesis,” which we included among our top psychology books. He is Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Jonathan Haidt is an American social psychologist and one of the world’s top thinkers according to both “Foreign Policy” and “Prospect” magazines. In “ The Righteous Mind,” Jonathan Haidt ponders over this paradox.

Have you ever wondered how is it possible that there are so many good people that are unlike you? Probably not – because we all think that goodness is defined in accordance with our beliefs.

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