Tag Archives: Jonathan Haidt
Morality for Cats and Dogs
Marc Bekoff presents the gist of his new book, Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals, in a Daily Camera op-ed: Do these examples show that animals display moral behavior, that they can be compassionate, empathic, altruistic, and fair? Yes … Continue reading
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The Partial Spectator: What Makes Stories Interesting
Robin Hanson has some thought-provoking posts up about storytelling. He points to some research involving an evolutionary explanation for why certain stories appeal to us, why we recoil from certain kinds of antagonists, and why certain heroes lift our spirits. … Continue reading
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The Wolfe Tells Larry He Should’ve Barked
Another great Wolfe interview–does he have a new publicist?–this time for the National Association of Scholars. Wolfe recounts the Larry Summers gaffe. He raises a point that speaks to the weakness of Jonathan Haidt’s theory of political psychology. The intuitions … Continue reading
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Left-Wing Moral Intuitions Involving Sanctity & Authority
Jonathan Haidt’s research into moral psychology possesses many virtues. I recommend any of his papers on gut reactions and moral judgement for a mind-quake inducing aha. (Turns out Hume was closer to the truth than Kant.) But besides delineating five … Continue reading
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