Jonathan Haidt

In praise of dignity and justice

2015-11-11T20:21:35+00:00November 11th, 2015|blogging|

They'll ask me how I got her I'll say I saved my money They'll say isn't she pretty that ship called dignity Dignity, Deacon Blue In Microaggression and Moral Cultures, sociologists Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning argue that we are at a turning point in the way we understand morality. In the past, morality was a matter of honour. Honour had to be earned in some way - whether through an accident of birth, the acquisition of wealth, good works, or public reputation - and respect was seen as honour's due. A lack of due deference to those possessing honour was an insult [...]

Why do people vote Conservative?

2019-12-13T12:45:25+00:00May 8th, 2015|Featured|

Reason coldly of your grievances, or else depart. Shakespeare, Romeo And Juliet All my life I've been a left-leaning liberal kind of guy. I believe in social justice, equality and protecting those less fortunate than myself. As such, voting Labour - or at a push LibDem - has always seemed the unarguable moral choice. So why do so many people vote Conservative? This morning my Twitter timeline was full of outrage and anger against 'class traitors' who had betrayed their roots and voted Tory out of naked self-interest and greed. Apparently, the polls were wrong because people were too ashamed to admit [...]

A few thoughts about character education

2015-05-10T14:42:51+01:00April 27th, 2015|leadership|

The idea that schools should be educating students' character has been gathering momentum in recent years. But the once distant drums have become increasingly urgent; politicians and professors, hucksters and headteachers, all kinds of apparatchiks - even the occasional edu-blogger - have all waded into the debate. Unusually for me, I've mainly stood back, listened and pondered. Last year I visited Kings Leadership Academy in Warrington and although I was hugely impressed by much of what I saw, philosophically I tend towards the belief that teaching character isn't really what I think education is about. But until now, I haven't really been [...]

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