Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
For more than a century, neo-Hobbesians and Social Darwinians have been busy constructing an image of mankind as selfish and vicious. According to University of California at Berkeley psychology professor Dacher Keltner, such cynical negativity is unwarranted. With a winning blend of science,...
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For more than a century, neo-Hobbesians and Social Darwinians have been busy constructing an image of mankind as selfish and vicious. According to University of California at Berkeley psychology professor Dacher Keltner, such cynical negativity is unwarranted. With a winning blend of science, personal experience, and Eastern philosophy, he demonstrates that humans are hard-wired to be humane. Such goodness will, of course, come as a surprise to "greed is good" advocates, but for others, it simply confirms what we knew all along.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780393065121 (039306512X)
Publish date: January 12th 2009
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Fascinating stuff about the evolution of positive emotions and behaviors - why we laugh, smile, touch; how dance evolved; what our minute facial movements really mean - Darwin shows up, as does the Dalai Lama. [ full review ]
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