Approaches to a Good Life: The Emotional-Motivational Side to Wisdom

Positive Psychology in Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 504-517

  Kunzmann, Ute ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Berlin wisdom paradigm; Emotional motivational side; Good life; Integration of knowledge; Wisdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954226830     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470939338.ch31     Document Type: Chapter

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