Universities Can’t Pursue Truth Without Viewpoint Diversity

John Tomasi and Jonathan Haidt's latest op-ed on what we wish critics of viewpoint diversity on both the left and right would understand.

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September 21, 2017
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Episode 12: Jonathan Haidt, HxA’s 2nd Anniversary

Jonathan Haidt (@JonHaidt) is a co-founder and executive director of Heterodox Academy. He is a professor of business ethics at New York University’s Stern School of Business, and has written The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (2006) and The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion (2012), which became a New York Times bestseller. 1:10 Reflecting on What HxA Has Accomplished 5:56 Plans for Our Future 11:07 Developing the Viewpoint Diversity Experience/Open Mind app 13:30 Differentiating what is and what isn’t a micro-aggression 18:58 Closing thoughts Jonathan Haidt’s website The Righteous Mind website Explore additional episodes of Half Hour of Heterodoxy >>
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