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24 alternatives to The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

An exploration of how biology affects our moral judgements

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Righteous Mind▲73

   Why good people are divided by politics and religion

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Moral Landscape▲64

   How science can determine human values.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Moral Tribes▲56

   Emotion, reason, and the gap between us and them

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Varieties Of Religious Experience▲62

   A study in human nature

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Selfish Gene▲96

   Human behavior driven by biological Darwinism

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Who's in Charge?▲62

   Free-will and the science of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Selfish Gene▲68

   Classic read. Dawkins perspective opens up a whole world.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Branded Mind▲57

   What neuroscience really tells us about the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Subliminal▲64

    How your unconscious mind rules your behavior

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Deep Simplicity▲62

    Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Origin of Consciousness▲61

    The breakdown of the bicameral mind

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us▲63

    Our minds don’t work the way we think they do.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Distracted Mind▲72

    Ancient brains in a high-tech world

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Practicing Mind▲62

    Developing focus and discipline in your life

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Deep Thoughts▲65

    Irreverent observations about life

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Razor's Edge▲56

    A spiritual journey to understand the human condition

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Youngblood▲71

    The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Waking Up▲71

    A guide to spirituality without religion

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Organized Mind▲70

    Thinking straight in the age of information overload

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Being Mortal▲56

    Medicine and What Matters in the End

    2015 · its alternatives →

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