Freely determined what the new psychology of the self teaches us about how to live
"For centuries, philosophers have debated the question of free will. Do we make our own choices? Or are we more like rudderless ships drifting on the ocean, buffeted by winds and currents outside ourselves? In TK, research psychologist Ken Sheldon reveals that the way we answer these questions...
| Main Author: | Sheldon, Kennon M. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Basic Books, Hachette Book Group,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Why free will matters
- The problems with determinism
- The grand hierarchy of human reality
- The source of our free will
- If we're free, why don't we feel free?
- Untangling the mysteries of the symbolic self
- Finding the symbolic self in the brain
- The problem of too much freedom
- What brings happiness
- The digital self
- The creative process of living
- Epilogue: Living well together.