Human thinking depends on metaphor. We understand new and complex things in relation to the things we already know... once you pick a metaphor it will guide your thinking.
The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation - a force for construction and destruction. - Jonathan Haidt
The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation - a force for construction and destruction.
- Jonathan Haidt
Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second. - Jonathan Haidt
Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second.
Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it's very difficult to empathize across a moral divide - Jonathan Haidt
Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it's very difficult to empathize across a moral divide
Happiness doesn't come from getting what you want. It doesn't come from within, either. Happiness comes from *between*--from finding the right relati… - Jonathan Haidt
Happiness doesn't come from getting what you want. It doesn't come from within, either. Happiness comes from *between*--from finding the right relati…
The human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor. - Jonathan Haidt
The human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor.
Human rationality depends critically on sophisticated emotionality. It is only because our emotional brain works so well that our reasoning can work … - Jonathan Haidt
Human rationality depends critically on sophisticated emotionality. It is only because our emotional brain works so well that our reasoning can work …
Understanding the simple fact that morality differs around the world, and even within societies, is the first step toward understanding your righteou… - Jonathan Haidt
Understanding the simple fact that morality differs around the world, and even within societies, is the first step toward understanding your righteou…
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. - Jonathan Haidt
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion.
I did say that in-group, authority and purity are necessary for the maintenance of order, but I would never give them a blanket endorsement. - Jonathan Haidt
I did say that in-group, authority and purity are necessary for the maintenance of order, but I would never give them a blanket endorsement.
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