The need to distinguish personal from general wisdom: A short history and empirical evidence

The Scientific Study of Personal Wisdom: From Contemplative Traditions to Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3-19

  Staudinger, Ursula M ^a  

^a Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7987-7_1     Document Type: Chapter

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