The League of Women Voters of New Castle County invites you to our monthly TED Discussion, held on third Saturdays via Zoom web conference.

The meeting format is to watch the TED Talk and then discuss the "Ideas Worth Sharing." Contact discussion moderator Kay Palmer for details.

March Topic - “The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives” By Jonathan Haidt

At the last TED Talk a gauntlet was tossed down. The challenge was to find a TED Talk that we would disagree with. The gauntlet was picked up to result in a two-part TED Talk, though it may not be the hugely controversial discussion envisioned when the challenge was offered. The first part is a TED Talk presented by Jonathan Haidt, entitled “The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives”. Mr. Haidt studies the how and why we have evolved to be the moral and political people we are today. He links the morals and political positions to the five moral values that form our political choices, and life choices for that matter. In his eye-opening presentation, Mr. Haidt, “pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.” Hence, the potential controversial conversation.

Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist whose research focus is on morality across cultures. Mr. Haidt has authored articles for the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He has been named as one of the top global thinkers by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines.

Join us for what is designed to be part one of two controversial conversations on March 19, 2022 at 10:00am. Please pre-register using the link provided above.