Wonderstruck 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780691232171,0691232172,9780691232126, 0691232121

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 0691232172
• ISBN-13: 9780691232171
• Author: Helen De Cruz

A philosopher explores the transformative role of wonder and awe in an uncertain world Wonder and awe lie at the heart of life’s most profound questions. Wonderstruck shows how these emotions respond to our fundamental need to make sense of ourselves and everything around us, and how they enable us to engage with the world as if we are experiencing it for the first time. Drawing on the latest psychological insights on emotions, Helen De Cruz argues that wonder and awe are emotional drives that motivate us to inquire and discover new things, and that humanity has deliberately nurtured these emotions in cultural domains such as religion, science, and magic. Tracing how wonder and awe unify philosophy, the humanities, and the sciences, De Cruz provides new perspectives on figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Adam Smith, William James, Rachel Carson, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Abraham Heschel. Along the way, she explains how these singular emotions empower us to be open-minded, to experience joy and hope, and to be resilient in the face of personal troubles and global challenges. Taking inspiration from Descartes’s portrayal of wonder as “that sudden surprise of the soul,” this illuminating book reveals how wonder and awe are catalysts that can help us reclaim what makes life worth living and preserve the things we find wonderful and valuable in our lives.

Table contents:

1. Freedom to Wonder
2. That Sudden Surprise of the Soul: How Wonder Fuels Philosophy
3. Mysteries of the Mind: The Psychology of Awe and Wonder
4. Wonder and the Origins of Magic
5. Seeing with Firstness: Religion as Awe- and Wonder-Technology
6. Cabinet of Wonders: How Awe and Wonder Regulate Science
7. Transforming the World through Awe and Wonder
8. Epilogue: Reclaiming Our Sense of Wonder

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