I am currently reading Jonathan Haidt, “The Righteous Mind”. It is more psychology than economics, but provides a fascinating theory about why it is impossible to change someone’s moral philosophy with logical reasoning. So it is something at all political economists should seriously think about.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Righteous-Mind-Politics-Religion/dp/0307455777/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1
Product Details
Paperback: 528 pages
Publisher: Vintage (February 12, 2013)
As America descends deeper into polarization and paralysis, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has done the seemingly impossible—challenged conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to everyone on the political spectrum. Drawing on his twenty five years of groundbreaking research on moral psychology, he shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from gut feelings. He shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have such different intuitions about right and wrong, and he shows why each side is actually right about many of its central concerns. In this subtle yet accessible book, Haidt gives you the key to understanding the miracle of human cooperation, as well as the curse of our eternal divisions and conflicts. If you’re ready to trade in anger for understanding, read The Righteous Mind.
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