Jonathan Haidt

Professor, Author

1963 –

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Who is Jonathan Haidt?

Jonathan David Haidt is a social psychologist and Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business. His academic specialization is morality and the moral emotions. Haidt is the author of two books: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom and The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion, which became a New York Times bestseller. He was named one of the “top global thinkers” by Foreign Policy Magazine, and one of the “top world thinkers” by Prospect magazine. His three TED talks have been viewed more than 3 million times.

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Born
Oct 19, 1963
United States of America
Religion
  • Atheism
Profession
Education
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Yale University
Employment
  • University of Virginia
Lived in
  • New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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