Dimensions
165 x 244 x 30mm
We know that the question of what makes us happy is a difficult one. We know that in the search for happiness, optimism is important, as are personal relationships. We know that seeking happiness through financial gain is an illusion. What we don’t know is how we can be happy. In Born to be Good, Dacher Keltner seeks to offer a new answer to this question. That the key to happiness is letting our biologically-evolved emotions shine through.
Combining stories of scientific research, personal narrative and Eastern philosophy, Dacher Keltner demonstrates that humans are not hardwired to lead lives that are ‘nasty, brutish, and short’ — we are, in fact, born to be good.
This book is illustrated with more than 50 photographs.
Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.
