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From: John Brockman ‹ > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 6:58 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Cc: Lesley Groff Subject: Jon Haidt's mss JE, Jonathan Haidt just arrived in NYC for 11th months at NYU. I want you to =eet him. He's perhaps the sharpest of the younger psychologists. His EDGE piece =What Makes People Vote REpublican" is the all- time EDGE most-read =eature. "Morality is not just about how we treat each other (as most =iberals think); it is also about binding groups together, supporting =ssential institutions, and living in a sanctified and noble way. When =epublicans say that Democrats "just don't get it," this is the "it" to =hich they refer." Haidt's theory: there are five value virtues that matter in a society =ut liberals only see two of them: harm/care and fairness/reciprocity) =Social conservatives do indeed rely upon those two foundations, but =hey also value virtues related to three additional psychological =ystems: ingroup/loyalty (involving mechanisms that evolved during the =ong human history of tribalism), authority/respect (involving ancient =rimate mechanisms for managing social rank, tempered by the obligation =f superiors to protect and provide for subordinates), and =urity/sanctity (a relatively new part of the moral mind, related to the =volution of disgust, that makes us see carnality as degrading and =enunciation as noble). These three systems support moralities that bind =eople into intensely interdependent groups that work together to reach =ommon goals. Such moralities make it easier for individuals to forget =hemselves and coalesce temporarily into hives, a process that is =hrilling, as anyone who has ever "lost" him or herself in a choir, =rotest march, or religious ritual can attest." Jon delivered his eagerly awaiting book yesterday, due to be published =ext January (Pantheon). He is eager to have people read it, and advise =im of a couple of points. Here are links to a a pdf and and epub =ersion of the manuscript: https://www.brockman.com/Projects/Books/2012/Haidt-Righteous Mind =Nook).epub https://www.brockman.com/Projects/Books/2012/Haidt-Righteous Mind =iPad).epub https://www.brockman.com/Projects/Books/2012/Haidt-Righteous Mind.pdf He writes: From: Jonathan Haidt Date: July 25, 2011 12:13:16 PM EDT To: John Brockman Subject: the book! I'd love to get your opinion on ch. 12 and the conclusion. In particular, the last third of ch. 12 is now me going out on a limb =nd saying what i think each side is right about. I think it's important to do this, to apply the ideas of the book to =urrent disputes. EFTA_R1_01691537 EFTA02541990 But do i risk pissing off Iberals in particular? I think i make 3 strong =oints for the left, but then 3 strong points for libertarians and =ocial conservatives. If you get a chance, please let me know what you think. I should get the ms back from proofreader in 3 weeks. At this point my main concern is: what am i forgetting? What will be the =bvious criticism leveled by commentators, particularly from the left, =nd the new atheists. What criticism can i head off by acknowledging it =n a few sentences at some point in the book. I'd love to hear your and Katinka's opinions on that. Also, do you have =nyone who could read the ms fresh, in the next 3 weeks? Anyone else in =our office, or any friends? People I sent it to have all raved about =t, but they are my friends, they want to like it. What do people think =ho don't know me? Thanks John. Call any time. My work landline is below. jon Jonathan Haidt Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Virginia From July 2011 through June 2012: Kaufman Scholar in Residence, Stern School of Business, NYU [email protected] www.people.virginia.eduf'jdh6n (All publications available here) www.HappinessHypothesis.com Test your morals at www.YourMorals.org ?xml version=.0" encoding=TF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version=.0"> <dict> <key>conversation-id</key> <integer>194427</integer> <key>date-last-viewed</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>date-received</key> <integer>1311706689</integer> <key>flags</key> <integer>8590195713</integer> <key>gmail-label-ids</key> <array> <integer>6</integer> <integer>2</integer> </array> <key>remote-id</key> <string>1705S2</string> </dict> </plist> 2 EFTA_R1_01691538 EFTA02541991