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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
by scotchbooks
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...
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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...
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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.
by scotchbooks
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...

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