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The Psychology of Wisdom: An Introduction

By Robert J. Sternberg , Judith Glück

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
1316514633, 9781316514634
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2944987 bytes)
Pages
286\287
Topic
Psychology
Time added
2022-08-18 23:56:34

Description

The Psychology of Wisdom: An Introduction is the first comprehensive coursebook on wisdom, providing an engaging, balanced, and expert introduction to the psychology of wisdom. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the psychological science of wisdom, covering wide-ranging perspectives. Each chapter includes extensive pedagogy, including a summary, a glossary, bolded terms, practical applications, discussion questions, and a brief description of the authors' research. Topics include the philosophical foundations, folk conceptions, and psychological theories of wisdom; relations of wisdom to morality and ethics, to personality and well-being, to emotion; wisdom and leadership, wisdom and social policy. These topics are covered in a non-technical, bias-free, and student-friendly manner. Written by the most eminent experts in the field, this is the definitive coursebook for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as interested professionals and researchers.

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