The Righteous Mind

Book Playlist

The Righteous Mind Playlist

by Jonathan Haidt

20 tracks

balanced

Nov 5, 2026

This playlist follows the book’s movement from instinctive moral judgment to the complicated bonds of group life: its instrumentals make room for careful thought, while the vocal songs bring in competing perspectives, social divisions, and the possibility of shared understanding. Jazz, classical, electronic, and several strands of popular music reflect the book’s mix of empirical inquiry and humane argument.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Aqua

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing the Piano 12122020

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2

Buka

Hania Rani · Home

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3

Telephone And Rubber Band - Remastered 2008

Penguin Cafe Orchestra · Penguin Café Orchestra

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4

Last Train Home

Pat Metheny Group · Still Life (Talking)

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5

Spain

Chick Corea · Light As A Feather

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6

Blue in Green

Miles Davis · Kind of Blue

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7

Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling

John Adams · Adams: Shaker Loops

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8

Remembrance

Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent

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9

In A Notebook

Goldmund · The Malady Of Elegance

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10

Punctum

Caroline Shaw · Caroline Shaw: Orange

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11

People Have the Power

Patti Smith · Dream Of Life

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12

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye · What's Going On

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13

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Bob Dylan · The Times They Are A-Changin'

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14

The Logical Song - Remastered 2026

Supertramp · Breakfast In America (Remastered 2026)

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15

I Am a Rock

Simon & Garfunkel · Sounds Of Silence

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16

One

U2 · Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition)

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17

Imagine - Remastered 2010

John Lennon · Imagine

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18

The Joke

Brandi Carlile · By the Way, I Forgive You

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19

Society

Eddie Vedder · Into The Wild (Music For The Motion Picture)

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20

Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert)

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis · The Heist

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