Description
| Product ID: | 9781009088008 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Psychology of Wisdom |
| Subtitle: | An Introduction |
| Authors: | Author: Judith Gluck, Robert J. Sternberg |
| Page Count: | 300 |
| Subjects: | Psychology, Psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology |
| Description: | This book provides a pedagogical approach to the psychology of wisdom, offering an engaging, balanced, and expert introduction to the field. Each chapter includes a summary, a glossary, practical applications and discussion questions, and is written in an accessible, non-technical, and bias-free manner. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-06-09 |
