Conversations with Tyler Jonathan Haidt on Morality, Politics, and Intellectual Diversity on Campus
Mar 24, 2016
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Politics Operates On Multiple Social Levels
- Political shifts happen at multiple social levels and national politics functions more like religion than local governance.
- Parties can become out of tune with voters when emerging social constructs no longer match moral intuitions.
Six Moral 'Taste Buds' Shape Culture
- Moral Foundations Theory proposes six innate 'moral taste buds' that cultures build on: care, fairness, loyalty, authority, sanctity, and liberty.
- Different societies emphasize different foundations, producing varied political and cultural systems.
Personality Predicts Political Style
- Political leanings reflect stable temperament traits: liberals score high on openness; conservatives higher on conscientiousness.
- These traits predict dress, room tidyness, career choices, and intellectual preferences.