Ifs Quotes by Jonathan Haidt

8 Ifs quotes by Jonathan Haidt

Jonathan Haidt’s eight statements on “ifs” blend his research on morality with everyday scenarios, prompting readers to consider ethical angles. The concise set offers a clear window into his analytical style.

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Once you understand the power of stimulus control, you can use it to your advantage by changing the stimuli in your environment…

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If you think half of America votes badly because they are stupid or religious, you are trapped in a matrix ... Take…

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In real life, however, you don't react to what someone did; you react only to what you think she did, and the…

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If I have a mission in life, it is to convince people that everyone is morally motivated - everyone except for psychopaths.

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If I believe that abortion is wrong, and I want to convince you that it's wrong, there's no reason I should recount…

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The final moment of success is often no more thrilling than taking off a heavy backpack at the end of a long…

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If you get something for nothing, part of you may be pleased, but part of you moves your hand to give something…

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If our goal is to understand the world, to seek a deeper understanding of the world, our general lack of moral diversity…

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Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service.

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“The ethic of autonomy is based on the idea that people are, first and foremost, autonomous individuals with wants, needs, and preferences. People should…

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I think of myself as a social scientist. In order to get hired and to get promoted, we're forced to declare a disciplinary and…

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“We should not expect individuals to produce good, open-minded, truth-seeking reasoning, particularly when self-interest or reputational concerns are in play. But if you put…

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The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation - a force for construction and destruction.

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It only takes twenty generations of selective breeding to create large differences or appearance and behavior in other mammals.

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“Our minds have the potential to become righteous about many different concerns, and only a few of these concerns are activated during childhood. Other”

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People who devote their lives to studying something often come to believe that the object of their fascination is the key to understanding everything.

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“Nonetheless, if you are trying to change an organization or a society and you do not consider the effects of your changes on moral…

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If you have a personality predisposed to liberalism, you might gravitate more to the artsy crowd or the anti-establishment crowd. And then those peers…

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