Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe from you? Why do ideas such as 'fairness' and 'freedom' mean such different things to different people? Why is it so easy to see the flaws in others' arguments, and less in our own? Jonathan Haidt, one of the world's most influential psychologists, reveals that the reason we find it so hard to get along is because our minds are designed to be moral. Not only that, we are hardwired to be moralistic, judgemental and self-righteous too. Our intrinsic morality enabled us to form communities and create civilization, and it is the key to understanding political and religious divisions. It explains why some of us are liberal, others conservative. It is often the difference between war and peace. It is also why we are the only species that will kill for an ideal. Drawing on moral psychology, ancient philosophy, modern politics, advertising and the semantics of bumper stickers, Haidt's incredibly wise and enjoyable book examines how morality evolved; why we are predisposed to believe certain things; how our surroundings can affect our morality; and how moral values are not just about justice and fairness - for some people authority, sanctity or loyalty are more important. Morality binds and blinds, but with new evidence from his own empirical research, Haidt shows that it is possible to liberate ourselves from the disputes that divide good people and cooperate with those whose morals differ from our own. After all, they might just have something to say.

全球百大思想家、道德心理学的革命者 乔纳森•海特（Jonathan Haidt）

● 2012 年被《外交政策》(Foreign Policy)评选为“全球百大思想家”之一

● 2013 年被《展望》杂志 (Prospect) 评选为“世界顶级思想家”

● 他在 TED 大会上的演讲点击量超过 300 万次

1992年获得宾夕法尼亚大学心理学博士学位,在弗吉尼亚大学任教16年,获得由州长颁发的弗吉尼亚州杰出教授奖、洛克菲勒客座教授杰出教学奖。

积极心理学的先锋派领袖，2001年获得坦普尔顿积极心理学奖。

2011年, 加入纽约大学，任斯特恩商学院教授，主攻道德心理学、商业伦理以及复杂社会系统。

他和几位科学家一起创办了YourMorals.org网站,通过对道德与政治心理学的研究,帮助人们认识道德心理学, 促进不同群体间的相互理解。

他的研究引发了美国民主党和共和党人的广泛关注，著名脱口秀节目《科尔伯特报告》曾邀请他做嘉宾，《金融时报》、《人物》、《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》、《科学》等知名媒体对他以及他的研究都进行了大篇幅报道。