Leading scientists and science writers reflect on the life-changing, perspective-changing, new science of human goodness.In these pages you will hear from Steven Pinker, who asks, "Why is there peace?"; Robert Sapolsky, who examines violence among primates; Paul Ekman, who talks with the Dalai Lama about global compassion; Daniel Goleman, who proposes "constructive anger"; and many others. Led by renowned psychologist Dacher Keltner, the Greater Good Science Center, based at the University of California in Berkeley, has been at the forefront of the positive psychology movement, making discoveries about how and why people do good. Four times a year the center publishes its findings with essays on forgiveness, moral inspiration, and everyday ethics in *Greater Good* magazine. The best of these writings are collected here for the first time. A collection of personal stories and empirical research, *The Compassionate Instinct* will make you think not only about...
Dacher Keltner , Jason Marsh , Jeremy Adam Smith
Dacher Keltner
**"Read this book to connect with your highest self. " **-- Susan Cain, #1 *New York Times* bestselling author of *Bittersweet* and *Quiet * "We need more awe in our lives, and Dacher Keltner has written the definitive book on where to find it." **-- Adam Grant, #1 *New York Times* bestselling author of *Think Again*** * *** " *Awe* is awesome in both senses: a superb analysis of an emotion that is strongly felt but poorly understood, with a showcase of examples that remind us of what is worthy of our awe." **-- Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of *How the Mind Works* and *Rationality*** From a foremost expert on the science of emotions and consultant to Pixar's *Inside Out* , a groundbreaking and essential exploration into the history, science, and greater understanding of awe** Awe is mysterious. How...