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UNINA9910778011903321 |
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Fuller Robert C. <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Wonder [[electronic resource] ] : from emotion to spirituality / / Robert C. Fuller |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2006 |
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1-4696-0559-7 |
0-8078-8990-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-184) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Emotion and evolution -- A life shaped by wonder : John Muir -- Adaptation and humanity's appetite for wonder -- A life shaped by wonder : William James -- Wonder and psychological development -- A life shaped by wonder : Rachel Carson -- Experience and personal transformation -- Wonder, emotion, and the religious sensibility. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The attempt to identify the emotional sources of religion goes back to antiquity. In an exploration that bridges science and spirituality, Robert C. Fuller makes the convincing case that a sense of wonder is a principal source of humanity's belief in the existence of an unseen order of life. Like no other emotion, Fuller argues, wonder prompts us to pause, admire, and open our hearts and minds.With a voice that seamlessly blends the scientific and the contemplative, Fuller defines wonder in keeping with the tradition of Socrates--as an emotion related to curiosity and awe that stimulat |
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