The Righteous Mind
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidtby Jonathan Haidt
Shares rank 65 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Recommended for its analysis of why different people think about ethics quite differently, and for being readable rather than dry.
Recommended for its analysis of why different people think about ethics quite differently, and for being readable rather than dry.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Explains why people think differently about ethics
“This has a nice analysis of why different people think about ethics quite differently.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Incentives Are for Losers” Argues reasoning evolved to persuade, not find truth
“Haidt, in his great book "The Righteous Mind," has been arguing that reasoning evolved not to discover truth”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Why I Stopped Arguing with People” Written by a moral psychologist
“Can recommend "The Righteous Mind" by moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt who discusses this in a book.”
Comment from 26 Jun 2026 in “Mullvad founder gave millions to extremist far right party” Easy to read, not boring
“From any technical analysis (like grammar, sentence structure etc), it's not difficult at all. It wasn't boring to me”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Short Little Difficult Books”
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The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Cuckoo's Eggby Clifford Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| The Righteous Mindby Jonathan HaidtThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This has a nice analysis of why different people think about ethics quite differently.”
“Haidt, in his great book "The Righteous Mind," has been arguing that reasoning evolved not to discover truth”
“Can recommend "The Righteous Mind" by moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt who discusses this in a book.”
“From any technical analysis (like grammar, sentence structure etc), it's not difficult at all. It wasn't boring to me”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.