This group might find Jonathan Haidt's work on moral decision-making  
interesting . . . both in this context . . . and in terms of the work  
of historians in general.

NB his article, "The Emotional Dog and its Rational Tail:. A Social  
Intuitionist Approach to Moral Judgment. Jonathan Haidt. University of  
Virginia. October 31, 2000 . . . at
faculty.virginia.edu/haidtlab/ articles/ 
haidt.emotionaldog.manuscript.pdf

He may be wrong (though my . . . my he forgive me . . . my knee-jerk  
reaction is that he isn't)

For me, at least, his research has generated some serious  
introspection . . . and some very interesting conversations among  
friends interesting in the writing of history and friends who make  
their livings in . . . shall we say the ethics business . . .  
religious and otherwise.

I'd be very interested in the group's reactions to this . . . so . . .  
if you think it inappropriate for our on-line discussion . . . please  
feel free to email me directily!

Best to all

Dan Morrow
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Middleburg.


On Jun 25, 2008, at 9:17 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> I hope so, I already find it boring and ancient history.
>
> JD Southmayd
> a/k/a J South
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> In a message dated 6/25/2008 9:12:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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> A  century from now, will desegregation in Virginia be a forgotten   
> story?
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