The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Author(s): Jonathan Haidt
In his widely praised book, award-winning psychologist Jonathan Haidt examines the worlds philosophical wisdom through the lens of psychological science, showing how a deeper understanding of enduring maxims-like Do unto others as you would have others do unto you, or What doesnt kill you makes you stronger-can enrich and even transform our lives.
Product Information
Shortlisted for BT Mind Awards Book of the Year 2007.
Jonathan Haidtis a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia.His research examines morality, the moral emotions, and the intuitive foundations of politics and religion.He is the co-editor of Flourishing: Positive Psychology and the Life Well-Lived, and the author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia."
General Fields
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- : Basic Books
- : Basic Books
- : 0.299
- : 01 January 2006
- : 204mm X 135mm X 21mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jonathan Haidt
- : Paperback
- : 2nd Revised edition
- : English
- : 215
- : good
- : 320
- : illustrations