Helen De Cruz
Wonderstruck: How Wonder and Awe Shape the Way We Think
Wonderstruck: How Wonder and Awe Shape the Way We Think
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Wonder and awe are essential emotions that motivate us to inquire and discover new things. They unite philosophy, the humanities, and the sciences and empower us to be open-minded, experience joy and hope, and be resilient in the face of personal troubles and global challenges. This book reveals how wonder and awe can help us reclaim what makes life worth living and preserve the things we find wonderful and valuable.
Format: Hardback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 26 March 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Wonder and awe are essential to understanding the world around us. Wonderstruck explores how these emotions respond to our need to make sense of ourselves and our environment, and how they enable us to engage with the world as if we are experiencing it for the first time. Drawing on the latest psychological insights on emotions, Helen De Cruz argues that wonder and awe are emotional drives that motivate us to inquire and discover new things. She traces how these emotions unite philosophy, the humanities, and the sciences, providing new perspectives on figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Adam Smith, William James, Rachel Carson, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Abraham Heschel. Along the way, she explains how these singular emotions empower us to be open-minded, experience joy and hope, and be resilient in the face of personal troubles and global challenges.
Taking inspiration from Descartes' portrayal of wonder as "that sudden surprise of the soul," Wonderstruck reveals how wonder and awe can help us reclaim what makes life worth living and preserve the things we find wonderful and valuable. This illuminating book provides a deeper understanding of the power of these emotions and their potential to transform our lives.
Weight: 426g
Dimension: 148 x 223 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691232126
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