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- Fri Jul 27, 2012 2:16 pm
- Forum: The Righteous Mind - by Jonathan Haidt
- Topic: The Righteous Mind: Plato's Error
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13427
Re: The Righteous Mind: Plato's Error
As I recall, Haidt does not spend a lot of time examining the neurological underpinnings of moral behavior except in his analysis of the hive vs. chimp evolutionary role of group selection. He seems to assert that such selection must play a significant role in human morality, as evidenced by some of...
- Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:57 pm
- Forum: The Righteous Mind - by Jonathan Haidt
- Topic: Critical review of Haidt
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3574
Re: Critical review of Haidt
This review is well done and should be useful in this discussion. It also highlights some of the problems Haidt faces in trying to bring together the liberal and conservative sides in the division that is his book's primary focus. The reviewer seems to feel Haidt, a self confessed liberal, is dising...
- Sat Jul 14, 2012 2:31 pm
- Forum: The Righteous Mind - by Jonathan Haidt
- Topic: Some thoughts on reason and morality
- Replies: 35
- Views: 24583
Re: Some thoughts on reason and morality
Actually Robert, there seems to be considerable evidence that feelings of certainty "stem from primitive areas of the brain and are independent of active, conscious reflection and reasoning." For the evidence and arguments in favor of this I refer you to the work of Robert A. Burton, a UCS...
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:28 pm
- Forum: The Righteous Mind - by Jonathan Haidt
- Topic: Some thoughts on reason and morality
- Replies: 35
- Views: 24583
Re: Some thoughts on reason and morality
First a thank you to DWill. I genuinely appreciate your prompt replies to contributors and the way you frame your responses to stimulate further discussion while still expressing your own opinions. Thanks! In fact the overall tenor of these discussions is quite rational :wink: You are right of cours...
- Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:19 pm
- Forum: The Righteous Mind - by Jonathan Haidt
- Topic: Some thoughts on reason and morality
- Replies: 35
- Views: 24583
Re: Some thoughts on reason and morality
So Haidt's position on reason is that rational thought is never really rational and is always based on self interest. In fact he states: the rider acts as the spokesman for the elephant, even though it doesn’t necessarily know what the elephant is really thinking. The rider is skilled at fabricating...
- Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:36 pm
- Forum: The Righteous Mind - by Jonathan Haidt
- Topic: Are You a Platonist, a Jeffersonian, or a Humean?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16091
Re: Are You a Platonist, a Jeffersonian, or a Humean?
As a relative newcomer to this list, I cannot say with certainty that I belong to any of the three camps discussed in this thread but I have thought for some time about Haidt's arguments pertaining to the underlying science and philosophy guiding its application. It seems to me he argues that intuit...
- Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:23 pm
- Forum: Authors: Tell us about your NON-FICTION book!
- Topic: Looking for books on Ernest Shackleton & Stanley/Livingstone ...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1854
Re: Looking for books on Ernest Shackleton & Stanley/Livingstone ...
Have you tried Shackleton by Roland Huntford? It won the Nelson Hurst and Marsh Biography Award. For a more visual take consider The Endurance by Caroline Alexander.
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:36 pm
- Forum: Science & Technology
- Topic: Brooks: The Moral Naturalists
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1512
Re: Brooks: The Moral Naturalists
Just a note to all of those who may be interested in Brooks topic, the Moral Naturalists. Edge is presenting videos of all the major presenters in this conference on their website. Most presentations are now available and discussions are gradually being added. I find them fascinating since I have an...