Positive Evolutionary Psychology: Darwin's Guide to Living a Richer Life
Autor Glenn Geher, Nicole Wedbergen Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 oct 2019
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780190647124
ISBN-10: 0190647124
Pagini: 168
Dimensiuni: 236 x 157 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0190647124
Pagini: 168
Dimensiuni: 236 x 157 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Recenzii
Positive Evolutionary Psychology is a superb book—well-written, anchored in the best science, it provides a roadmap for leading a happier and more fulfilling life. It should be required reading for everyone.
How important is a Darwinian, evolutionary perspective to psychology? Does it matter? By way of analogy, if we are to understand the planet we live on, a foundational framework, namely plate tectonics, is literally "earth shaking." If we are to even scratch the surface of understanding the universe we live in, a quantum view of reality is non-negotiable, otherwise we are left with musings about "God playing dice." Glenn Geher and Nicole Wedberg bring evolution from the theoretical to the practical in Positive Evolutionary Psychology, this is a work with equal value to the researcher, clinician, and lay reader who wants to better understand why we are who we are.
With Psychology focused so much on the dark aspects of human behavior, Geher is a breath of fresh air for two main reasons: paying proper attention to the subfield of positive psychology, and grounding his approach on the most solid foundation we have for Psychology at the moment, and even the social sciences in general—evolutionary theory. With this delight of a read, you will be shown that there are more than enough reasons to appreciate the many good aspects of human nature. On this journey, you might also get some useful insight into what is missing in your life, and learn how to look out for more of what makes human life worth living.
Finally the old narrow view that evolution favors the selfish and the cutthroat is being broadened to the more informed opinion that evolution often favors creativity, cooperation, and care. Hopefully this book marks the start of a new focus for evolutionary study. Evolution as a theory can be applied to the entire repertoire of human behavior and can be used to solve problems and improve lives.
In Positive Evolutionary Psychology, Geher and Wedberg pull together an in depth review of the positive aspects of human psychology and explain them using evolutionary theory. Readers will learn to understand everything from forgiveness, resilience, and living a healthy life through a new lens. This book is engaging, entertaining, and enlightening -- and ends with essentially a to-do list to improve your life using evolutionary principles. The authors use relatable examples to explain elements of human evolution that affect our present day lives. Not sure what we can learn about human functioning by studying dandelions? Read this book to find out!
Together with his co-author Nicole Wedberg, Geher takes the reader along on a psychological journey guided by no other than Charles Darwin himself. I really enjoyed the ride, which is intended to be uplifting, raising one's awareness of the bright aspects of the human psyche and the practical applications of evolutionary psychology.
"This is a timely, engaging, and well-written book on the application of evolutionary theory to an emerging and promising new field in clinical psychology. It constitutes a compelling and elegant example of how evolutionary theory has the potential to eventually influence and maybe even subsume the entire field of psychology."
"I found this book to be an incredibly refreshing, integrative, forward-looking treatise on what humans could be, without ignoring what we are."
How important is a Darwinian, evolutionary perspective to psychology? Does it matter? By way of analogy, if we are to understand the planet we live on, a foundational framework, namely plate tectonics, is literally "earth shaking." If we are to even scratch the surface of understanding the universe we live in, a quantum view of reality is non-negotiable, otherwise we are left with musings about "God playing dice." Glenn Geher and Nicole Wedberg bring evolution from the theoretical to the practical in Positive Evolutionary Psychology, this is a work with equal value to the researcher, clinician, and lay reader who wants to better understand why we are who we are.
With Psychology focused so much on the dark aspects of human behavior, Geher is a breath of fresh air for two main reasons: paying proper attention to the subfield of positive psychology, and grounding his approach on the most solid foundation we have for Psychology at the moment, and even the social sciences in general—evolutionary theory. With this delight of a read, you will be shown that there are more than enough reasons to appreciate the many good aspects of human nature. On this journey, you might also get some useful insight into what is missing in your life, and learn how to look out for more of what makes human life worth living.
Finally the old narrow view that evolution favors the selfish and the cutthroat is being broadened to the more informed opinion that evolution often favors creativity, cooperation, and care. Hopefully this book marks the start of a new focus for evolutionary study. Evolution as a theory can be applied to the entire repertoire of human behavior and can be used to solve problems and improve lives.
In Positive Evolutionary Psychology, Geher and Wedberg pull together an in depth review of the positive aspects of human psychology and explain them using evolutionary theory. Readers will learn to understand everything from forgiveness, resilience, and living a healthy life through a new lens. This book is engaging, entertaining, and enlightening -- and ends with essentially a to-do list to improve your life using evolutionary principles. The authors use relatable examples to explain elements of human evolution that affect our present day lives. Not sure what we can learn about human functioning by studying dandelions? Read this book to find out!
Together with his co-author Nicole Wedberg, Geher takes the reader along on a psychological journey guided by no other than Charles Darwin himself. I really enjoyed the ride, which is intended to be uplifting, raising one's awareness of the bright aspects of the human psyche and the practical applications of evolutionary psychology.
"This is a timely, engaging, and well-written book on the application of evolutionary theory to an emerging and promising new field in clinical psychology. It constitutes a compelling and elegant example of how evolutionary theory has the potential to eventually influence and maybe even subsume the entire field of psychology."
"I found this book to be an incredibly refreshing, integrative, forward-looking treatise on what humans could be, without ignoring what we are."
Notă biografică
Glenn Geher is Professor of Psychology and Founding Director of Evolutionary Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Geher has won numerous awards in the domains of teaching and research, including the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in both Teaching and Scholarship. An advocate of evolution education, Glenn has published extensively on various topics related to evolution and human behavior. Nicole Wedberg served as the assistant for the Evolutionary Studies program and supervisor for the Evolutionary Psychology lab at the State University of New York at New Paltz. She has won numerous awards in the domains of writing and research, including the SUNY New Paltz Award of Distinction for Excellence in Writing. As a researcher in evolutionary and positive psychology, she has published in various academic journals with work on the topics of the evolutionary origins of homosexuality, the evolutionary function of orgasm, and the evolutionary underpinnings of warfare.