Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them Vendor Code_V0722 The Business Times and The

The Business Times and The Edge

On 31st December 1999

From the underground hallways of power to the skyscrapers of Tokyo to the towering cathedrals of Spain

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Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them Vendor Code_V0722 The Business Times and TheOur brains were designed for tribal life, for getting along with a select group of others (Us) and for fighting off everyone else (Them). But modern times have forced the world's tribes into a shared space, resulting in epic clashes of values along with unprecedented opportunities. As the world shrinks, the moral lines that divide us become more salient and more puzzling. We fight over everything from tax codes to gay marriage to global warming, and