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Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life

Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life

By Dacher Keltner

Keltner investigates an old mystery of human evolution: Why have people evolved positive emotions like gratitude, awe, and compassion that promote ethical action and are the fabric of cooperative societies? The author illustrates his discussions with more than 50 photographs of human emotions.

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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: 10/01/2009
Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780393337136
ISBN-10: 0393337138
Language: English

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In this startling study of human emotion, Dacher Keltner investigates an unanswered question of human evolution: If humans are hardwired to lead lives that are "nasty, brutish, and short," why have we evolved with positive emotions like gratitude, amusement, awe, and compassion that promote ethical action and cooperative societies? Illustrated with more than fifty photographs of human emotions, Born to Be Good takes us on a journey through scientific discovery, personal narrative, and Eastern philosophy. Positive emotions, Keltner finds, lie at the core of human nature and shape our everyday behavior--and they just may be the key to understanding how we can live our lives better.

About the Author

Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and the faculty director of the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center.

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