Mackinley CampbellThe Righteous Mind — Can’t we all disagree more constructively? (12)Haidt posits that the genetic makeup of individuals in influential in their political persuasions. Broadly such brains in modern political…Sep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020
Mackinley CampbellThe Righteous Mind — Religion is a team sport (11)Chapter 11 summarises Haidt’s departure from other popular modern thinkers including Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, who vehemently oppose…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
Mackinley CampbellThe Righteous Mind — The hive switch (10)Haidt begins the chapter with reference to the use of synchronicity in the Macedonian phalanx; Alexander the Great’s army super organism…Sep 4, 2020Sep 4, 2020
Mackinley CampbellThe Righteous Man — Why are we so groupish? (9)In Charles Darwin’s conception of morality (The Descent of Man), it was an adaptation that evolved by natural selection at both an…Sep 3, 2020Sep 3, 2020
Mackinley CampbellThe Righteous Mind — The conservative advantage (8)Republicans are more effective at appealing to the entire scope of morality. Democrats focus on innocent victims (care) and fairness, but…Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
Mackinley CampbellThe Righteous Mind — The moral foundations of politics (7)Haidt begins by pointing to the flawed logic of homo economicus in contrast to the reality of homo sapiens. The five foundations of human…Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
Mackinley CampbellThe Righteous Mind — Taste buds of the righteous mind (6)An analogy is used at the start of the chapter comparing morality to the taste receptors. The Chinese sage Mencius had used a similar…Aug 30, 2020Aug 30, 2020
Mackinley CampbellThe Righteous Mind — Beyond WEIRD morality (5)Haidt begins with an anecdote relating to the usage of WEIRD participants for research. Western, educated, industrial, rich and democratic…Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020
Mackinley CampbellEarly thoughts on consciousnessThe sense of self as an ‘I’ is enforced from birth. Association with name firstly, secondly and more influential is ones own recognition…Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020
Mackinley CampbellDoors of PerceptionDoors of Perception is a non-fiction work by Aldous Huxley that chronicles his experience of taking the psychedelic compound mescaline in…Aug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020
