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

1 Faculty News February 19, 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/magazine/archive/2014/03/the-war-on-reason/357561/) -- "Many people will tell you that flag burning, the eating of a deceased pet, and consensual sex between adult siblings are wrong, but when pressed to explain why, they suffer what [Jonathan Haidt](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt) has described as 'moral dumbfounding.' They flail around trying to find reasons, which suggests it’s not the reasons themselves that guided their judgments, but their gut intuition."

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