From personal striving to positive influence: Exploring wisdom in real-life contexts

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 115-135

  Yang, Shih Ying ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7987-7_6     Document Type: Chapter

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