Informazioni generali

Data di nascita: 1963-10-19
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di nascita: Scarsdale, New York, USA
Luogo di residenza: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Orissa, India
Istruzione: Yale University (BA) (1985)
University of Pennsylvania (PhD) (1992)
Attività lavorative: Psychologist
Professor of Ethical Leadership
Organizzazioni: University of Virginia
Stern School of Business
Breve biografia: Jonathan Haidt is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He received his B. A. from Yale University in 1985 and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992. He then did post-doctoral research at the University of Chicago and in Orissa, India. He was a professor at the University of Virginia from 1995 until 2011, when he joined the Stern School of Business. His research focuses on morality – its emotional foundations, cultural variations, and developmental course. He began his career studying the negative moral emotions, such as disgust, shame, and vengeance, but then moved on to the understudied positive moral emotions, such as admiration, awe, and moral elevation. This work got him involved with the field of positive psychology, in which he has been a leading researcher. He is the co-developer of Moral Foundations theory, and of the research site YourMorals.org. He uses his research to help people understand and respect the moral motives of their enemies (see CivilPolitics.org). He won three teaching awards from the University of Virginia, and one from the governor of Virginia. His three TED talks have been viewed more than 3 million times. (Those talks are on political psychology, on religion, and on the causes of America’s political polarization.) He was named a “top 100 global thinker” of 2012 by Foreign Policy magazine, and one of the 65 “World Thinkers of 2013″ by Prospect. He is the author of more than 90 academic articles and two books: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, and the New York Times bestseller The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. For more information see JonathanHaidt.com.

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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in… di Jonathan Haidt

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS:
(Available as Print: ©12/26/2006; PAGES: 297; Unabridged.)
(Available as Digital: Yes)
*This version: Audio : ©5/23/2018; DURATION: 10:18:00; Unabridged
Other media: I don’t think so.

SUMMARY/ EVALUATION:
This book skillfully combines science with philosophy. Among the topics of discussion are passionate vs companionate love, and how one may or may not segue into the other; nurture vs nature studies—is our most pervasive world-view/attitude in our genes; physical indications of pessimism in the brain; and more. I enjoyed this book QUITE a bit.

AUTHOR:
Jonathan Haidt October 19, 1963. According to Wikipedia, Jonathan “s an American social psychologist, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University Stern School of Business,[1] and author. His main areas of study are the psychology of morality and moral emotions.
Haidt's main scientific contributions come from the psychological field of moral foundations theory,[2] which attempts to explain the evolutionary origins of human moral reasoning on the basis of innate, gut feelings rather than logical reason.[3] The theory was later extended to explain the different moral reasoning and how they relate to political ideology, with different political orientations prioritizing different sets of morals.[4] The research served as a foundation for future books on various topics.
Haidt has written three books for general audiences: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (2006) explores the relationship between ancient philosophies and modern science;[5] The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion (2012) examines how morality is shaped by emotion and intuition more than by reasoning, and why differing political groups have different notions of right and wrong;[6] and The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure (2018), co-written with Greg Lukianoff, explores the rising political polarization and changing culture on college campuses, and its effects on mental health.”

NARRATOR:
Ryan Vincent Anderson. According to IMDb, “Ryan was born and raised in Queens, NY. After a five year architecture degree program at the esteemed Carnegie Mellon university in Pittsburgh, PA, Ryan was accepted into the MFA Acting program at CalArts. There he spent three years honing his craft in theater, film, and voice over. Immediately after CalArts he ventured off to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for two full seasons before returning to his home base in Los Angeles. Aside from being a well-rounded actor, Ryan's passions also lay in art and design.”
Ryan does a wonderful narration of this book.

GENRE:
Non-Fiction; Psychology; Philosophy

SUBJECTS:
Philosophy; Psychology; Science; Emotions; Happiness

DEDICATION:
“for Jayne”

SAMPLE QUOTATION: From Chapter One “The Divided Self”
“At this point in the story, we’ll be ready to ask: Where does happiness come from? There are several different “happiness hypotheses.” One is that happiness comes from getting what you want, but we all know (and research confirms) that such happiness is short-lived. A more promising hypothesis is that happiness comes from within and cannot be obtained by making the world conform to your desires. This idea was widespread in the ancient world: Buddha in India and the Stoic philosophers in ancient Greece and Rome all counseled people to break their emotional attachments to people and events, which are always unpredictable and uncontrollable, and to cultivate instead an attitude of acceptance. This ancient idea deserves respect, and it is certainly true that changing your mind is usually a more effective response to frustration than is changing the world. However, I will present evidence that this second version of the happiness hypothesis is wrong. Recent research shows that there are some things worth striving for; there are external conditions of life that can make you lastingly happier. One of these conditions is relatedness—the bonds we form, and need to form, with others. I’ll present research showing where love comes from, why passionate love always cools, and what kind of love is “true” love. I’ll suggest that the happiness hypothesis offered by Buddha and the Stoics should be amended: Happiness comes from within, and happiness comes from without. We need the guidance of both ancient wisdom and modern science to get the balance right.”

RATING:
5 stars. Well written and narrated.

STARTED READING – FINISHED READING
1/26/2022 – 2/13/2022… (altro)

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TraSea | 48 altre recensioni | Apr 29, 2024 |

The coddling of the American mind : how good… di Greg Lukianoff

A safe book with good arguments

The main arguments definitely provide some clarity and understanding of the PC/virtue signaling/SJW culture that is being embodied by the left especially on many college campuses. The authors do a good job of diving deep into specific instances to show motivations and another side of the story. Unfortunately, this is bogged down by their one sided political view of events in the US. They seem to be quite sympathetic to those actually promoting and causing violence and spend a lot of time explaining their actions, sometimes seeming to blame the victims but put no effort into doing the same for the other side. They conveniently leave specific facts out or unaddressed (Trump, Charlottesville) and include incorrect facts as supporting arguments (McCarthyism). However, this all aligns with the common narrative and does not seem to detract from the primary arguments of the book. That is what makes this book safe, in the sense that the authors use the word throughout. It goes right along with most of the current beliefs of the people they are discussing many of which are very divisive while suggesting that people stop being so divisive.… (altro)

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J3R3 | 32 altre recensioni | Apr 19, 2024 |

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good… di Greg Lukianoff

Recommended by David French essay "Men are from mercury, women are from Neptune". NYT 29 Feb 2024

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ddonahue | 32 altre recensioni | Mar 1, 2024 |

The coddling of the American mind : how good… di Greg Lukianoff

The point is a fair one and well articulated: that in general universities as apex of societal knowledge should remain open to healthy discourse across many views.

The problem is that the solutions are naive and do not take into account what we might mean by “healthy discourse”.

While the examples drawn appear to be mainly academically sound poiints to the author, at least in some cases I would find the ideas hogwash that only exists because of fetishistic interest in controversy.

For example; as I see the IQ test, and discussion: not only is the test useless, its goal a sort of post-colonial vision, its analisys by Murray statistically flawed.. any university that admits discussion about garbage should not be surprised to get garbage thrown at it. I do not think you can reason around certain levela of idiocy, and so am not surprised idiots attract attract idiots.

Could it also be that the expectations and level of academics is not as high as Universities pursue funding relentlessly.

Nevertheless a good book to read, and very difficult to write, so I appreciate the author’s effort.

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yates9 | 32 altre recensioni | Feb 28, 2024 |

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