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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      March 2019
      March 2019
      ISBN:
      9781108568272
      9781108476416
      9781108700344
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108568272
      Dimensions:
      (253 x 177 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.65kg, 828 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (253 x 177 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.5kg, 828 Pages
      • Series:
      Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
      Subjects:
      Applied Psychology, Psychology, Psychology: General Interest, Cognition
      Collection:
      Cambridge Handbooks of Psychology
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    Series:
    Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
    Subjects:
    Applied Psychology, Psychology, Psychology: General Interest, Cognition
    Collection:
    Cambridge Handbooks of Psychology
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    This is a comprehensive review of the psychological literature on wisdom by leading experts in the field. It covers the philosophical and sociocultural foundations of wisdom, and showcases the measurement and teaching of wisdom. The connection of wisdom to intelligence and personality is explained alongside its relationship with morality and ethics. It also explores the neurobiology of wisdom, its significance in medical decision-making, and wise leadership. How to develop wisdom is discussed and practical information is given about how to instil it in others. The book is accessible to a wide readership and includes virtually all of the major theories of wisdom, as well as the full range of research on wisdom as it is understood today. It takes both a basic-science and applied focus, making it useful to those seeking to understand wisdom scientifically, and to those who wish to apply their understanding of wisdom to their own work.

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    ''What is wisdom?' sounds like one of those impossible questions, but think again! This rich collection reveals synergies across multiple perspectives towards a vision of wisdom today's world very much needs.'

    David Perkins - Harvard University, Massachusetts

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