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Happiness Hypothesis : Putting ancient wisdom to the test of modern science by Jonathan Haidt
Category: Personal Development
Every culture rests on a bedrock of folk wisdom handed down through generations. The pronouncements of philosophers are homespun by our grandmothers, and find their way into our common sense: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Happiness comes from w ...Show more
Meaning in Life and Why It Matters by Susan Wolf; Robert M. Adams (Commentaries by); Nomy Arpaly (Commentaries by); Jonathan Haidt (Commentaries by); John Koethe (Commentaries by); Stephen Macedo (Introduction by)
Category: Mind Body Spirit | Series: The\University Center for Human Values Ser.
Most people, including philosophers, tend to classify human motives as falling into one of two categories: the egoistic or the altruistic, the self-interested or the moral. According to Susan Wolf, however, much of what motivates us does not comfortably fit into this scheme. Often we act neither for our ...Show more
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
Category: Self-Help
Jonathan Haidt has spent his career speaking truth and wisdom in some of the most difficult spaces – communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the mental health emergency hitting teenagers today in many countries around the world. In The Anxious Generation, ...Show more
The Anxious Generation - How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
Category: Non-Fiction
From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health--and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. "An urgent and provocative read on why so many kids are not okay--and how to course correct." --Adam Grant "A ...Show more
The Coddling of the American Mind - How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff; Jonathan Haidt
Category: History
The New York Times bestseller Financial Times, TLS, Evening Standard, New Statesman Books of the Year'Excellent, their advice is sound . . . liberal parents, in particular, should read it' Financial TimesHave good intentions, over-parenting and the decline in unsupervised play led to the emergence of mo ...Show more
The Coddling of the American Mind - How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure by Jonathan Haidt; Greg Lukianoff
Category: Reference
Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising--on campus as well as nationally. How did this happen ...Show more
The Coddling of the American Mind - How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt
Category: Personal Development
The New York Times bestseller!Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising--on campus as well as n ...Show more
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt
Category: Mind Body Spirit
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 stro ...Show more
The Happiness Hypothesis : Putting Ancient Wisdom and Philosophy to the Test of Modern Science by Jonathan Haidt
Category: Culture
Every culture rests on a bedrock of folk wisdom handed down through generations. The pronouncements of philosophers are homespun by our grandmothers, and find their way into our common sense: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Happiness comes from w ...Show more
The Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science by Jonathan Haidt
Category: Personal Development
Every culture rests on a bedrock of folk wisdom handed down through generations.The pronouncements of philosophers are homespun by our grandmothers, and find their way into our common sense: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Happiness comes from wi ...Show more
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
Category: Culture
As America descends deeper into polarization and paralysis, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt""has done the seemingly impossible--challenged conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to everyone on the political spectrum. Drawing on his twenty five years of groun ...Show more