Translating Happiness : A Cross-Cultural Lexicon of Well-Being /

How embracing untranslatable terms for well-being - from the Finnish sisu to the Yiddish mensch - can enrich our emotional understanding and experience. Western psychology is rooted in the philosophies and epistemologies of Western culture. But what of concepts and insights from outside this frame o...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Lomas, Tim, 1979- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Psycholinguistics.
Language and emotions.
Interpersonal relations.
Happiness.
SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > Success.
SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > Happiness.
SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Applied Psychology.
psycholinguistics.
Psycholinguistique.
Bonheur.
Bien-être > Aspect psychologique.
Langage et emotions.
Well-being > Psychological aspects.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:How embracing untranslatable terms for well-being - from the Finnish sisu to the Yiddish mensch - can enrich our emotional understanding and experience. Western psychology is rooted in the philosophies and epistemologies of Western culture. But what of concepts and insights from outside this frame of reference?
Description matérielle:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780262344630

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