The psychological origins of love are in attachment to parents and sexual partners. We do not attach to ourselves; we do not… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
Dividing into teams doesn't necessarily mean denigrating others. Studies of groupishness have generally found that groups increase in-group love far more than… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
“And as reasoning is not the source, whence either disputant derives his tenets; it is in vain to expect, that any logic,… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
Love and work are crucial for human happiness because, when done well, they draw us out of ourselves and into connection with… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
If you are in passionate love and want to celebrate your passion, read poetry. If your ardor has calmed and you want… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
“That was a tear of celebration, a tear of receptiveness to what is good in the world, a tear that says it’s… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
“The troubadours did give us a particular myth of “true” love--the idea that real love burns brightly and passionately, and then it… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
You can see the rider serving the elephant when people are morally dumbfounded. They have strong gut feelings about what is right and wrong,… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service. — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
Once you understand the power of stimulus control, you can use it to your advantage by changing the stimuli in your environment and avoiding… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
“The ethic of autonomy is based on the idea that people are, first and foremost, autonomous individuals with wants, needs, and preferences. People should… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
I got interested in the American culture war back in 2004, and it's one of the only growth stocks I've ever invested in. — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
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… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
“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… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation - a force for construction and destruction. — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
It only takes twenty generations of selective breeding to create large differences or appearance and behavior in other mammals. — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
If you think half of America votes badly because they are stupid or religious, you are trapped in a matrix ... Take the red… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
“Our minds have the potential to become righteous about many different concerns, and only a few of these concerns are activated during childhood. Other” — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
