# Prof. Jonathan Haidt's research on morality is referenced

1 Faculty News January 9, 2014 ![The Atlantic logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031336.jpg?itok=T4ciY3Gl)>

Excerpt from [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/suicide-and-the-impure-soul/282845/) -- "We consider many things morally wrong not because they cause immediate harm but because they seem physically or spiritually impure. Psychologist [Jonathan Haidt](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt) and collaborators have explored reactions to many examples of purity violations, such as eating a dead dog, or signing a piece of paper declaring your soul for sale."

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