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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61211244 Title: The happiness hypothesis : finding modern truth in ancient wisdom Author: Jonathan Haidt Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2006. ISBN/ISSN: 9780465028023 0465028020 9780465028016 0465028012 OCLC:61211244

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The happiness hypothesis : finding modern truth in ancient wisdom

Author:	Jonathan Haidt
Publisher:	New York : Basic Books, 2006.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Explores ten great insights about man, the purpose of life, and happiness selected from diverse traditions and uses current scientific research to question and discuss the ideas.
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Jonathan Haidt Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780465028023 0465028020 9780465028016 0465028012
OCLC Number:	61211244
Awards:	Shortlisted for BT Mind Awards Book of the Year 2007.
Description:	xiii, 297 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents:	Introduction: Too much wisdom -- The divided self -- Changing your mind -- Reciprocity with a vengeance -- The faults of others -- The pursuit of happiness -- Love and attachments -- The uses of adversity -- The felicity of virtue -- Divinity with or without God -- Happiness comes from between -- Conclusion: On balance.
Responsibility:	Jonathan Haidt.
More information:	Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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An award-winning psychologist examines the worlds philosophical wisdom through the lens of psychological science Read more...

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"Library Journal," Best Books 2006
"With singular gusto, Haidt measures ten 'Great Ideas' against past/present research in psychology and science. "LJ" 's verdict: Dr. Phil et al. don't have

Darrin McMahon, "The Washington Post""
""[T]he psychologist Jonathan Haidt shows in his wonderfully smart and readable "The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom" [that] modern science and history have a lot to say to each other.""
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"Nature"
"This is a delightful book... Haidt's writing embraces spiritual and mystical viewpoints while retaining scientific and rational coherence.""
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Guardian "(London)
"[A] marvelous book...I don't think I've ever read a book that laid out the contemporary understanding of the human condition with such simple clarity and sense.""
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