Stories of wisdom to live by: Developing wisdom in a narrative mode

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 137-164

  Ferrari, Michel ^a   Weststrate, Nic M ^a   Petro, Anda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7987-7_7     Document Type: Chapter

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