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A landmark book in the science of emotions and its implications for ethics and human universals. -- Library Journal, starred review. In this startling study of human emotion, Dacher Keltner investigates an unanswered question of human evolution: If humans are hardwired to lead lives that are nasty, brutish, and short, why have we evolved with positive emotions like gratitude, amusement, awe, and compassion that promote ethical action and cooperative societies? Illustrated with more than fifty photographs of human emotions, Born to Be Good takes us on a journey through scientific discovery, personal narrative, and Eastern philosophy. Positive emotions, Keltner finds, lie at the core of human nature and shape our everyday behavior -- and they just may be the key to understanding how we can live our lives better.Product Identifiers
PublisherWw Norton & Co
ISBN-139780393337136
eBay Product ID (ePID)94402604
Product Key Features
Book TitleBorn to Be Good: the Science of a Meaningful Life
AuthorDacher Keltner
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicPopular Psychology
Publication Year2010
Dimensions
Item Height211mm
Item Width140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorDacher Keltner
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States