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Jonathan Haidt: The moral roots of liberals and conservatives

TED · talk · Watch on YouTube

Psychology & human behaviorUS politics & elections

What it is

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt presents his moral foundations research in a TED talk. He argues that liberals and conservatives weigh a different set of moral values, which helps explain political divides.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an accessible way to understand why people across the political spectrum disagree and to better understand opposing views.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “Jonathan Haidt has done a lot of work on this problem”

    Haidt's work on liberal-conservative divide

    carsongross, 2016-10 · Recommendation · in “Whether You’re a Democrat or Republican, Your Social Media Is an Echo Chamber”

  2. “Jonathan Haidt has studied this psychological phenomenon quite extensively”

    Explains public behavior through moral roots of political divide

    mistermann, 2018-03 · Recommendation · in “Facebook Sued by Investors Over Voter-Profile Harvesting”

  3. “Jonathon Haidt has actually done some great scientific work on the real differences between liberals and conservatives.”

    Short version of Haidt's science on liberal-conservative differences

    jerf, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Ways people trying to do good accidentally do harm instead and how to avoid them”

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Topics: jonathan haidt, moral foundations, politics, liberals and conservatives, ted

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