The Righteous Mind

A landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself * The New York Times *If you want to know why you hold your moral beliefs and why many people disagree with you, read this book – Simon Baron-Cohen * author of The Essential Difference *A truly seminal book – David Goodhart * Prospect *A tour de force - brave, brilliant, and eloquent. It will challenge the way you think about liberals and conservatives, atheism and religion, good and evil – Paul Bloom * author of How Pleasure Works *Compelling … a fluid combination of erudition and entertainment – Ian Birrell * Observer *Lucid and thought-provoking … deserves to be widely read – Jenni Russell * Sunday Times *

Jonathan Haidt (pronounced ‘height’) is a social psychologist and the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is the author of The Righteous Mind and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind.