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3372167Ethical Wisdomhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/ethical-wisdom-9780385532600/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3322038/ae3e41ce-18ba-4789-8884-e6fdfc70aea6.jpg?v=638385206459230000134149MXNKnopf Doubleday Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>From a bestselling authora riveting, fun, and insightful tour of lifes meaning and purpose, essential reading for anyone drawn to the query, How ought we to live? (Daniel Goleman, author of <em>Emotional Intelligence</em>)</strong></p><p>Contrary to what weve been taught in our reason-obsessed culture, argues Matousek, emotions are the bedrock of ethical life; without them, human beings cannot be empathic, moral, or good. But how do we make the judgment call between self-interest and caring for others? What does being good really mean? Which parts of morality are biological, which ethical? When should instinct be trusted and when does it lead us into trouble? How can we know ourselves to be good amidst the hypocrisy, fears, and sabotaging appetites that pervade our two-sided natures?</p><p>Drawing on the latest scientific research and interviews with social scientists, spiritual leaders, ex-cons, altruists, and philosophers, Matousek examines morality from all angles in this thoroughly entertaining and helpful guide to crossing ones own murky moral terrain.</p>...3308367Ethical Wisdom134149https://www.gandhi.com.mx/ethical-wisdom-9780385532600/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3322038/ae3e41ce-18ba-4789-8884-e6fdfc70aea6.jpg?v=638385206459230000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20119780385532600_W3siaWQiOiIzMmM1ZTAyYS05NjJlLTQzZjAtODIzOS00Yjg0MGYwMzI3YTkiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjIxMCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjI3LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE4MywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDItMDVUMDc6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780385532600_<p><strong>Since the days of the first primitive tribes, we have tried to determine why one man is good and another evil. Mark Matousek arrives at the answer in <em>Ethical Wisdom</em>.</strong></p><p>Contrary to what weve been taught in our reason-obsessed culture, <em>emotions</em> are the bedrock of ethical life; without them, human beings cannot be empathic, moral, or good.</p><p>But how do we make the judgment call between self-interest and caring for others? What does being good really mean? Which parts of morality are biological, which ethical? When should instinct be trusted and when does it lead us into trouble? How can we know ourselves to be good amidst the hypocrisy, fears, and sabotaging appetites that pervade our two-sided natures?</p><p>Drawing on the latest scientific research and interviews with social scientists, spiritual leaders, ex-cons, altruists, and philosophers, Matousek examines morality from a scientific, sociological, and anthropological standpoint. Each chapter features a series of questions, readings, interviews, parables, and anecdotes that zoom in on a particular niche of moral inquiry, making this book both utilitarian and fun.</p><p><em>Ethical Wisdom</em> is an insightful and important book for readers crisscrossing their own murky moral terrain.</p>...(*_*)9780385532600_<p><strong>From a bestselling authora riveting, fun, and insightful tour of lifes meaning and purpose, essential reading for anyone drawn to the query, How ought we to live? (Daniel Goleman, author of <em>Emotional Intelligence</em>)</strong></p><p>Contrary to what weve been taught in our reason-obsessed culture, argues Matousek, emotions are the bedrock of ethical life; without them, human beings cannot be empathic, moral, or good. But how do we make the judgment call between self-interest and caring for others? What does being good really mean? Which parts of morality are biological, which ethical? When should instinct be trusted and when does it lead us into trouble? How can we know ourselves to be good amidst the hypocrisy, fears, and sabotaging appetites that pervade our two-sided natures?</p><p>Drawing on the latest scientific research and interviews with social scientists, spiritual leaders, ex-cons, altruists, and philosophers, Matousek examines morality from all angles in this thoroughly entertaining and helpful guide to crossing ones own murky moral terrain.</p>...9780385532600_Knopf Doubleday Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_3b03315b-211d-4f23-b572-29da7490b0e5_9780385532600;9780385532600_9780385532600Mark MatousekInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-2f5efc37-ff9b-4ceb-90c4-b7e52a88b2bd.epub2011-05-24T00:00:00+00:00Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group