In “Where Does Morality Come From,” Haidt says that understanding that morality has variations around the world, in different time periods and different social settings is the first step to “understanding your righteous mind” (4). What preconceived notions do you already know you have about topics like morals, politics and religion? Do you know where they come from? [from the University of Maryland First Year Book Project website: https://umdreads2013.wordpress.com/righteous-mind-readers-guide/ ]
In this chapter, “Elephants Rule,” Haidt outlines 6 examples to support his idea that we are largely, intuitive decision makers who use our rational minds to justify, ad hoc, our decisions and judgments. How do you think this might play into our moral decision making processes? [from the University of Maryland First Year Book Project website: https://umdreads2013.wordpress.com/righteous-mind-readers-guide/ ]
