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I began graduate school in the late 1980s, and my goal was to understand how morality varied across cultures and nations. I did some research comparing moral judgment in India and the U.S.A.
Jonathan Haidt
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Jonathan Haidt
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 19
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Jonathan David Haidt
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