Based on recommendations from fellow leftists, I've read three of Haidt's books. Although his Just So theories don't sound right to me, I'm neither smart or ed

Based on recommendations from fellow leftists, I've read three of Haidt's books. Although his Just So theories don't sound right to me, I'm neither smart or educated enough to argue against them. Fortunately, there are plenty of people smarter and wiser than me who do this yeoman's labor. My favorite review comes from another professor: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2520208235 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2520208235 Just the first paragraph: "This is a very narrow and small-minded book parading as a big thoughtful one. It says it is about the American Mind, but the data and the theory only support "the coddling" of a very narrow subset of the American mind: upper middle class college kids born after 1995 that got to college in 2013. As far as that group is concerned, this is really good advice. I totally agree with his three untruths--your feelings are not necessarily true, the world is not good and evil, and adversity does not make you weak. I also agree that children need lots of free play and that social media is bad for kids and they are over-protected. There is nothing to disagree with here (even though I sometimes chafe at "when we were kids..." arguments)" Ouch. Please read the whole review. -- More generally, John Jost, a social psychologist like Haidt, critiques moral foundations. My noob TLDR: Haidt's ignores "Justice". "Justice" beats "Authority", meaning "just following orders" is not a defense for failing to "do the right thing". Haidt also glosses over contemporary research which invalidates his thesis. "John Jost on Haidt's Moral Foundations Theory" [2022] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA77JxiQDkA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA77JxiQDkA And prior to that: "Left and Right, Right and Wrong: The Politics of Morality" [2012] https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.1222565 https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.1222565 Full text: https://themonkeycage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Jost-book-review-of-Haidt-for-the-Monkey-Cage.pdf https://themonkeycage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Jost-bo...