honorentheos wrote:Has anyone else read The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt?
Given the topics of this board I think many people here would find it insightful from both sides of the political and Mormon aisle. One of the better books on politics from a social-psych perspective.
It's on my list.
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 1951
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honorentheos wrote:Has anyone else read The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt?
Given the topics of this board I think many people here would find it insightful from both sides of the political and Mormon aisle. One of the better books on politics from a social-psych perspective.
It's on my list.
If there was an MDB book club I'd nominate it for the reading list. When you get to it, I'd love to hear your thoughts or see a thread started on it.
The world is always full of the sound of waves..but who knows the heart of the sea, a hundred feet down? Who knows it's depth? ~ Eiji Yoshikawa
I'll bump it to the top of the list. I always get more out of a book when I can discuss it.
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 1951
honorentheos wrote:Has anyone else read The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt?
Given the topics of this board I think many people here would find it insightful from both sides of the political and Mormon aisle. One of the better books on politics from a social-psych perspective.
It's on my list.
On my list too. Waiting for it to come out in Trade Paper (February 5th).
"The great problem of any civilization is how to rejuvenate itself without rebarbarization." - Will Durant "We've kept more promises than we've even made" - Donald Trump "Of what meaning is the world without mind? The question cannot exist." - Edwin Land
Bob Loblaw wrote:I'm sick of talking about politics. What books are you reading?
I'm reading "A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II" by Gerhard Weinberg. And I've been listening to the audiobook of Pete Townshend's "Who I Am" when I'm driving.
Well if you're sick of talking about politics, what about reading about it?
Brian Lamb hosts 'Booknotes' on C-SPAN. This book is a compliation of condensed interviews with authors he's had on the show, talking about different events in American History.
You can pick up a chapter when you're in your private porcelain library. Or read a chapter as you're going off to sleep. Sort of a Whitman's Sampler of American History Topics. Recommended.
"The great problem of any civilization is how to rejuvenate itself without rebarbarization." - Will Durant "We've kept more promises than we've even made" - Donald Trump "Of what meaning is the world without mind? The question cannot exist." - Edwin Land
honorentheos wrote:Has anyone else read The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt?
Given the topics of this board I think many people here would find it insightful from both sides of the political and Mormon aisle. One of the better books on politics from a social-psych perspective.
I LOVED that book, and am pretty sure I started a thread inspired by it. I'll try to find it and bump it.
~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden ~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
honorentheos wrote:Has anyone else read The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt?
Given the topics of this board I think many people here would find it insightful from both sides of the political and Mormon aisle. One of the better books on politics from a social-psych perspective.
I LOVED that book, and am pretty sure I started a thread inspired by it. I'll try to find it and bump it.
Too bad the thread stalled out. I think it would be cool to resurrect the discussion when MeDotOrg and Brad Hudson's have read the book, too. An informal reading group, maybe?
I became a fan of Haidt when I read one of his earlier works, The Happiness Hypothesis. It bogs down slightly in the middle chapters but overall I hadn't read a book with that much explainatory power in years. Another great book I highly recommend.
The world is always full of the sound of waves..but who knows the heart of the sea, a hundred feet down? Who knows it's depth? ~ Eiji Yoshikawa
Would you mind posting your thoughts when you finish? NO SPOILERS here, just a question: Did your copy include cover promo text that suggested the book would "make you believe in God"? When you finish, I'd be very interested in your thoughts on how that relates to the story.
The world is always full of the sound of waves..but who knows the heart of the sea, a hundred feet down? Who knows it's depth? ~ Eiji Yoshikawa
