Yale University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD)
Known for
Elevation
Moral foundations theory
Social intuitionism
Spouse
Jayne Riew
Children
2
Scientific career
Fields
Social psychology Moral psychology
Institutions
University of Chicago University of Virginia New York University
Thesis
Moral Judgment, Affect, and Culture, or, Is it Wrong to Eat Your Dog?(1992)
Doctoral advisor
Jonathan Baron Alan Fiske
Website
jonathanhaidt.com
Jonathan David Haidt (/haɪt/; born October 19, 1963) is an American social psychologist and author. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at the New York University Stern School of Business.[1] 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 logic and 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 four 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]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; and The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness (2024) makes the case that the rise of smartphones and overprotective parenting have led to a "rewiring" of childhood and a rise in mental illness.
^"Jonathan Haidt – Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership". New York University Stern School of Business.
^McNerney, Samuel. "Jonathan Haidt and the Moral Matrix: Breaking Out of Our Righteous Minds". Scientific American. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
^"The moral matrix that influences the way people vote". The Guardian. November 14, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
^Winerman, Lea. "Civil discourse in an uncivil world". American Psychological Association. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
^Ott, Jan (February 20, 2007). "Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis; Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science". Journal of Happiness Studies. 8 (2): 297. doi:10.1007/s10902-007-9049-2.
^Saletan, William (March 23, 2012). "The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
Jonathan David Haidt (/haɪt/; born October 19, 1963) is an American social psychologist and author. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership...
innate, modular foundations. It was first proposed by the psychologists JonathanHaidt, Craig Joseph, and Jesse Graham, building on the work of cultural anthropologist...
by JonathanHaidt, Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, and Chris C. Martin. As of 2023, Heterodox Academy had about 5,000 members. In 2011, JonathanHaidt, a psychology...
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Greg Lukianoff and JonathanHaidt. It is an expansion of a popular essay the two wrote for The Atlantic in 2015. Lukianoff and Haidt argue that overprotection...
psychology book by JonathanHaidt, in which the author describes human morality as it relates to politics and religion. In the first section, Haidt demonstrates...
Wisdom is a 2006 book written by American social psychologist JonathanHaidt. In it, Haidt poses several "Great Ideas" on happiness espoused by thinkers...
Retrieved March 28, 2024. "Real Time With Bill Maher Ep 10: March 29, 2024: JonathanHaidt, Fareed Zakaria, Dr. Mark T. Esper | Official Website for the HBO Series...
Delivers People, Tom Johnson and Andrew Lewis. Another interviewee, JonathanHaidt, a social psychologist at NYU Stern School of Business, brings up the...
EnvironMentors Project. He lives in New York City. Lukianoff and his co-author JonathanHaidt were awarded the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in 2019 for their...
authored by JonathanHaidt and colleagues, has been used to study the differences between liberals and conservatives, in this regard. Haidt found that...
included Rebecca Treiman, Hal Pashler and JonathanHaidt. "Psychology". psychology.sas.upenn.edu. Baron, Jonathan Miller (1970). The Threshold for Successiveness...
behavioral responses to one's own and others' moral behavior. As defined by JonathanHaidt, moral emotions "are linked to the interests or welfare either of a...
Atul Gawande; music journalist Greil Marcus; and social psychologist JonathanHaidt. Signatories generally did not know who had signed the letter until...
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marker hypothesis, JonathanHaidt's (2001) social intuitionist model de-emphasized the role of reasoning in reaching moral conclusions. Haidt asserts that moral...
further division in government. Others, such as social psychologist JonathanHaidt and journalists Bill Bishop and Harry Enten, instead note the growing...
microaggression leads to a culture of victimhood. Social psychologist JonathanHaidt states that this culture of victimhood lessens an individual's "ability...
called "problematic social media use". Also in 2018, social psychologist JonathanHaidt and FIRE President Greg Lukianoff noted in The Coddling of the American...
context, and a mob mentality of trumped-up charges and excessive outrage. JonathanHaidt and Tobias Rose-Stockwell note this happens on social media. In representative...
book The Coddling of the American Mind (2018), social psychologist JonathanHaidt and Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights...
social psychologist, JonathanHaidt, and his Moral Foundations Theory. The Moral Foundations theory, developed by JonathanHaidt and colleagues, proposes...
rituals and laws are more effective when sacralized. Social psychologist JonathanHaidt cites Sosis's research in his 2012 book The Righteous Mind as the best...
Mythology. In his book The Happiness Hypothesis, social psychologist JonathanHaidt quotes Medea talking about her struggle between her love to Jason and...
accept that all people could put aside their innate self-interest. JonathanHaidt referenced Sowell's work in his book The Righteous Mind: Why Good People...
Retrieved March 28, 2024. "Real Time With Bill Maher Ep 10: March 29, 2024: JonathanHaidt, Fareed Zakaria, Dr. Mark T. Esper | Official Website for the HBO Series...
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