I still struggle a bit with Hume's statement that reason is and ought to be the servant of the passions. (I need to read some Hume.) It seems that he anticipated Damasio's research that is mentioned, that "gut feelings and bodily reactions were necessary to think rationally," and without i...

For example, some conservatives believe homosexual unions are wrong, but ultimately they are responding from a gut reaction of disgust. I see that as basically virtue signaling for conservative Christians. Do they really care if someone they don't know is getting married? Some might genuinely belie...

In other words, our moral instinct is just that: instinct. It’s in our genes. I suspect that’s where Haidt may be going with this. I completely agree about moral instincts, but since (at least some) people in the West aren't willing to call some of those disgusting things "wrong," doesn't...

<t>After finishing Ch. 1, my thought is that it seems that many of the non-harm moral judgments seem quite arbitrary, given the differences across cultures. I know Haidt is going to talk about innate moral emotions, which certainly makes sense. I'll have to wait to see how he balances that with cult...

If the cost of an extra device isn't too much of an issue, then an e-reader is definitely better in terms of eyestrain. I wouldn't want to use a tablet for any significant reading, but I guess some people don't mind.

I read the first page of the Introduction, it is filled with grammatical errors. I don't know if it's too late, but you might want to give it another glance before the rush of downloads.

I'm interested in the same topic, my knowledge of ancient Rome is particularly lacking and I'd like to learn more about it. I recall that Ancient Rome by Thomas Martin is a good overview, he has one on Greece as well. I bought a used copy of Michael Grant's History of Rome, based on reviews, but hav...

Haidt wants liberal Westerners to be more liberal regarding what they'll accept as legitimate morality. I get that, I guess. But can we still say a hierarchy of morality exists, despite the risk of being seen as culturally insensitive to moral notions of purity, sanctity, and authority? I'm not sur...

I just started re-reading, but I've probably absorbed Haidt's basic worldview already. Morality is such an interesting topic. We want to be able to say "murder is wrong," but it's hard to give an objective reason. A consequentialist reason may be enough, but it doesn't give you a clean rul...

Do a search for "Donald Hoffman podcast," I'm sure most of his interviews are pretty much the same. He was on Michael Shermer's podcast.