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The Liberal's Guide To Conservatives
The Liberal's Guide To Conservatives
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"WOW WOW WOW. Scott Wagner is an engaging, articulate, and wise writer. I haven't had the feeling I had reading this book – literally water to a woman in the desert– since picking up Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind. Boy, have I needed this book." -Liz Joyner, Founder/Executive Dir., The Village Square
Politics are a detail in the story of what we call ideology– our differences bleed out into all the important parts of our lives, with lovers, friends, and at work. After a 6-year effort that involved 3 tours of the U.S., help from dozens of the world's top academic experts, and hundreds of interviews with conservatives, writer and researcher J. Scott Wagner brings us on a rollicking tour of the conservative mind, looking at them through the lens of 5 sciences: neurology/cognitive psychology, personality, bias, social conformity, and morality. With unprecedented clarity, this interdisciplinary exploration of conservatives reveals many practical tools for avoiding the common problems liberals face with conservative relatives, partners, friends, and managers, while providing liberals a better understanding of hidden corners of their own world view.
"Wonderfully insightful and engaging. J. Scott Wagner shows a remarkable knack for navigating a course through social science theories and empirical findings, and extracting clear, practical lessons. Although framed as an instruction manual to help liberals better understand conservatives, the book's observations about psychology and citizenship extend well beyond that objective." – Dr. Jeffrey Mondak, author, Personality and the Foundations of Political Behavior
"An important book that should be read by people everywhere along the political spectrum. J. Scott Wagner has brought together a variety of research in neuroscience and cognitive psychology that helps to explain political ideology. He has done an excellent job of explaining these results in language that non-experts can understand. I find the title of the book a little misleading, because he has explained the factors leading to liberal ideology as well as he has explained the factors leading to conservative ideology. You can learn about yourself while learning about others!" – Dr. Anthony Stahelski, author of Statistics for the Statistically Challenged
"A page turner." Karry Walker, ultralash.com
"The chapters on personality helped so much with my conservative fiance. Politics was the biggest problem we had. Now I understand him much better, and we have far fewer arguments. - Beth P.
"The Liberal's Guide to Conservatives is well-written, entertaining, and insightful. I enjoyed the broad perspective on the subject." – Charles Brack, neuropolitics.com
"J. Scott Wagner exemplifies the liberal ideals of openness to new ideas and the search for empirical truth unclouded by political bias or agenda. He makes great progress in building a bridge across the partisan divide." – Theindependentwhig.com [conservative political theory blog]
"J. Scott Wagner reviews and clearly explains a wide range of cutting-edge research. A enjoyable read for anyone interested in learning more about the science of political psychology." – Dr. Chris Sibley, Editor of The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice
"This book makes a well-researched argument for why 'the other side' isn't stupid, evil or crazy, delving into the very real psychological and experiential differences that shape our opinions. It left me feeling that I not only understand conservatives better, but myself as well." – Samuel Mills, writer, An Examined Life
Politics are a detail in the story of what we call ideology– our differences bleed out into all the important parts of our lives, with lovers, friends, and at work. After a 6-year effort that involved 3 tours of the U.S., help from dozens of the world's top academic experts, and hundreds of interviews with conservatives, writer and researcher J. Scott Wagner brings us on a rollicking tour of the conservative mind, looking at them through the lens of 5 sciences: neurology/cognitive psychology, personality, bias, social conformity, and morality. With unprecedented clarity, this interdisciplinary exploration of conservatives reveals many practical tools for avoiding the common problems liberals face with conservative relatives, partners, friends, and managers, while providing liberals a better understanding of hidden corners of their own world view.
"Wonderfully insightful and engaging. J. Scott Wagner shows a remarkable knack for navigating a course through social science theories and empirical findings, and extracting clear, practical lessons. Although framed as an instruction manual to help liberals better understand conservatives, the book's observations about psychology and citizenship extend well beyond that objective." – Dr. Jeffrey Mondak, author, Personality and the Foundations of Political Behavior
"An important book that should be read by people everywhere along the political spectrum. J. Scott Wagner has brought together a variety of research in neuroscience and cognitive psychology that helps to explain political ideology. He has done an excellent job of explaining these results in language that non-experts can understand. I find the title of the book a little misleading, because he has explained the factors leading to liberal ideology as well as he has explained the factors leading to conservative ideology. You can learn about yourself while learning about others!" – Dr. Anthony Stahelski, author of Statistics for the Statistically Challenged
"A page turner." Karry Walker, ultralash.com
"The chapters on personality helped so much with my conservative fiance. Politics was the biggest problem we had. Now I understand him much better, and we have far fewer arguments. - Beth P.
"The Liberal's Guide to Conservatives is well-written, entertaining, and insightful. I enjoyed the broad perspective on the subject." – Charles Brack, neuropolitics.com
"J. Scott Wagner exemplifies the liberal ideals of openness to new ideas and the search for empirical truth unclouded by political bias or agenda. He makes great progress in building a bridge across the partisan divide." – Theindependentwhig.com [conservative political theory blog]
"J. Scott Wagner reviews and clearly explains a wide range of cutting-edge research. A enjoyable read for anyone interested in learning more about the science of political psychology." – Dr. Chris Sibley, Editor of The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice
"This book makes a well-researched argument for why 'the other side' isn't stupid, evil or crazy, delving into the very real psychological and experiential differences that shape our opinions. It left me feeling that I not only understand conservatives better, but myself as well." – Samuel Mills, writer, An Examined Life
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