Born to be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
Author(s): Dacher Keltner
Psychology and Personal Development
Demonstrates that humans are not hardwired to lead lives that are nasty, brutish and short - we are in fact born to be good. This title investigates an old mystery of human evolution: why we have evolved positive emotions like gratitude, amusement, awe and compassion that promote ethical action and are the fabric of cooperative societies.
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A bright, entertaining book . . . [that] covers broad, interesting territory. -- Janet Maslin
Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, director of the Greater Good Science Center and co-editor of Greater Good magazine. His research focuses on pro-social emotions, power and moral reasoning.
General Fields
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- : WW Norton & Co
- : WW Norton & Co
- : 0.284
- : 09 February 2010
- : 250mm X 150mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Dacher Keltner
- : 60 photographs
- : Ethics & moral philosophy
- : 352
- : Paperback
