The Psychology of Wisdom: An Introduction

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An Introduction

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Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Cornell University, New York, Judith Glück, Universität Klagenfurt, Austria

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: May 2022
Print publication year:: 2022
Online ISBN:: 9781009085724
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009085724

Subjects:: Applied Psychology, Psychology, Psychology: General Interest

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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.

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An Introduction

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The Psychology of Wisdom
pp i-ii

The Psychology of Wisdom - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Figures
pp vii-vii

Tables
pp viii-viii

Contributors
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xvi

Part I - Introduction to Wisdom Theory and Research
pp 1-104

Chapter 1 - Introduction
pp 3-14

Chapter 2 - Philosophical Foundations for the Study of Wisdom
pp 15-34

Chapter 3 - Folk Conceptions of Wisdom around the World
pp 35-52

Chapter 4 - Psychological Theories of Wisdom
pp 53-69

Chapter 5 - Wisdom
pp 70-88

Chapter 6 - Measurement of Wisdom
pp 89-104

Part II - Foundations of Wisdom in the Individual and in the World
pp 105-172

Chapter 7 - Wisdom, Creativity, and Intelligence
pp 107-117

Chapter 8 - Wisdom, Morality, and Ethics
pp 118-134

Chapter 9 - Wisdom, Personality, and Well-Being
pp 135-156

Chapter 10 - The Wisdom in Emotions
pp 157-172

Part III - The Modifiability of Wisdom
pp 173-208

Chapter 11 - The Development of Wisdom
pp 175-192

Chapter 12 - Interventions for Developing Wisdom
pp 193-208

Part IV - Wisdom in the World
pp 209-261

Chapter 13 - Wisdom in the Professions
pp 211-229

Chapter 14 - Wisdom and Leadership
pp 230-244

Chapter 15 - Wisdom and Social Policy
pp 245-261

Index
pp 262-270

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