Jonathan Haidt discusses his research on three rarely studied emotions-moral elevation, admiration, and awe-in the field of positive psychology, which is the scientific study of positive emotions, strengths-based character, and healthy institutions. Haidt is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and the author of The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (Basic, 2005).
Speaker: Jonathan Haidt
Date: April 13, 2006
Length: 51:18