Julia and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt (The Righteous Mind) discuss his moral foundations theory and argue about whether liberals should “expand their moral horizons” by learning to think like conservatives. Julia solicits Jon’s help in understanding her disagreement with philosopher Michael Sandel, in episode 247, over the morality of consensual cannibalism. (February 17, 2020)
Additional works mentioned in the episode:
- The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Jonathan Haidt)
- Flatland: A romance of many dimensions (Edwin Abbott)
- MoralFoundations.org, Jon’s site with more detail on his moral foundations research
- “The wisdom of repugnance,” Leon Kass
- “Liberals can’t admit to thinking like conservatives,” Megan McArdle