Faculty News | Jonathan Haidt

In an in-depth interview, Professor Jonathan Haidt discusses his views on trigger warnings and free speech in academia, from his new co-authored book, "The Coddling of the American Mind"

— 9/4/2018

Excerpt from NPR -- "So the first great untruth that we talk about is what doesn't kill you makes you weaker. So obviously, everybody knows the, you know, the great truth is what doesn't kill you makes you stronger because people are anti-fragile. We actually need challenges. We need to sometimes even be afraid in order to overcome our fears. And if we try to protect kids from that, we actually are damaging them."

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In an in-depth interview, Professor Jonathan Haidt discusses his views on trigger warnings and free speech in academia, from his new co-authored book, "The Coddling of the American Mind"