Wisdom
Subtitle: the neuroscience of a timeless virtue
By: by Stephen S. Hall.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780307269102
Subjects: Wisdom; Neuropsychology
Notes: "A Borzoi book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Wisdom defined (sort of); title: What is wisdom?; title: The wisest man in the world : the philosophical roots of wisdom; title: Heart and mind : the psychology of wisdom; title: Eight neural pillars of wisdom; title: Emotional regulation : the art of coping; title: Knowing what's important : the neural mechanism of establishing value and making a judgment; title: Moral reasoning : the biology of judging right from wrong; title: Compassion : the biology of loving-kindness and empathy; title: Humility : the gift of perspective; title: Altruism : social justice, fairness, and the wisdom of punishment; title: Patience : temptation, delayed gratification, and the biology of learning to wait for larger rewards; title: Dealing with uncertainty : change, meta-wisdom, and the vulcanization of the human brain; title: Becoming wise; title: Youth, adversity, and resilience : the seeds of wisdom; title: Older and wiser : the wisdom of aging; title: Classroom, board room, bedroom, back room : everyday wisdom in our everyday world; title: Dare to be wise : does wisdom have a future?