Our beliefs aren't constructed solely on logic. But when I try to explain what Haidt proves in the book, I'm left repeating bland platitudes: You must find common ground in order to bridge political gaps. With remarkable clarity, he explains why we believe what we believe. Haidt digs deep into theories of division and supposition and morality. Just about everyone loved the book.īut the thing is, The Righteous Mind is an incredibly difficult book to discuss. One book club member even said that she felt if she had read The Righteous Mind before the election, she'd probably have been able to predict that Trump would win. It's strange: Most everyone at the Reading Through It Book Club last night agreed that Jonathan Haidt's book The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion was the most useful book we've read so far in our quest to understand the presidency of Donald Trump.
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