# Prof. Jonathan Haidt is featured for his book, "The Righteous Mind"

1 Faculty News March 1, 2012 ![NPR logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030855.jpg?itok=Ti1_93MD)>

Excerpt from [NPR](http://www.npr.org/2012/03/01/146474609/why-we-fight-the-psychology-of-political-differences) -- "In 'The Righteous Mind,' [Jonathan Haidt](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt) ... a moral perspective, he argues, is a feature of our evolutionary design. Morality has made it possible for human beings — unlike any other creatures — to forge large, cohesive, cooperative groups."

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