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'A landmark contribution to humanity's understanding of itself' The New York Times

About the Author

Jonathan Haidt is a social and cultural 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 The Happiness Hypothesis.

Reviews

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 *