The Righteous Mind – Audiobook Online

“The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion” is a non-fiction book by Jonathan Haidt that explores the psychological and moral foundations of political and religious beliefs. The audiobook is narrated by Jonathan Haidt himself, providing a deep understanding of the author’s perspective and research. Haidt argues that our moral beliefs are deeply ingrained and largely unconscious, developed through our upbringing, culture, and biology. He explains how this can lead to people with different moral foundations, such as liberals and conservatives, to perceive the world and political issues in fundamentally different ways. Drawing on research in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, Haidt explores topics such as group identity, ideology, and the evolutionary basis of morality. He also discusses how communication can break down between individuals and groups with different moral beliefs, and offers suggestions for bridging the gap between them.

Throughout the audiobook, Haidt presents a reasoned and thought-provoking analysis of the roots of political and religious divisions, and offers insights into what individuals can do to better understand those with whom they disagree. “The Righteous Mind” is a fascinating exploration of the complexities of human morality and the forces that shape our beliefs and values.

• The Righteous Mind

• Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
• By: Jonathan Haidt
• Narrated by: Jonathan Haidt

Why can’t our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems grow? Why is it so easy for people to assume the worst about their fellow countrymen’s motives?

In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the roots of our divisions and shows the path to mutual understanding. His starting point is moral intuition – the near-instant perceptions we all have about other people and what they do. These intuitions are like self-evident truths, making us justifiably certain that people who see things differently are wrong.

Haidt shows us how these intuitions vary across cultures, including those of the left and the right. He combines the results of his own research with those of anthropologists, historians, and other psychologists to draw a map of the moral field, and he explains why conservatives can navigate that map more skillfully than liberals. He then examines the origins of morality, overturning the notion that evolution has made us essentially selfish creatures.

But instead of arguing that we are innately altruistic, he makes a more subtle claim – that we are essentially group people. It is our group, he explains, that has led to our greatest joys, our divisions of religion and political parties. In an impressive final chapter on ideology and courtesy, Haidt shows what each is right about and why we need the insights of libertarians, conservatives, and libertarians to thrive as a nation.

I read a lot of actual books and most of the time I know where the book is headed. Not this time, it gave me new insights and tools to better understand people I didn’t understand. My only apprehension is that it is written from a very American point of view. The broader kind of morality that Haidt ascribes to conservatives, I also see on the far left in Europe, where power, loyalty and sanctity play an important role. It will be interesting to read Haidt’s views on that. Great book. Highly recommended.

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