U.S. Trust presents: The Best of the 2011 Aspen Institute Aspen Ideas Festival - The Psychological Foundations of the American Culture War (or, How “Liberal” Became a Dirty Word)' with Jonathan Haidt
About Jonathan Haidt*
Jonathan Haidt is a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on the psychological bases of morality across different cultures and political ideology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992. He was awarded the Templeton Prize in Positive Psychology in 2001. His book The Happiness Hypothesis examines ten "great ideas" dating from antiquity and their continued relevance to the happy life. A certain portion of his research has been focused on the emotion of elevation.
