Balanced Wonder: Experiential Sources of Imagination, Virtue, and Human Flourishing

Balanced Wonder: Experiential Sources of Imagination, Virtue, and Human Flourishing - Paperback

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Balanced Wonder: Experiential Sources of Imagination, Virtue, and Human Flourishing
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Balanced Wonder: Experiential Sources of Imagination, Virtue, and Human Flourishing - Paperback

Balanced Wonder: Experiential Sources of Imagination, Virtue, and Human Flourishing - Paperback

by Jan B. W. Pedersen
$66.35
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by Jan B. W. Pedersen (Author)

In Balanced Wonder: Experiential Sources of Imagination, Virtue, and Human Flourishing, Jan B. W. Pedersen digs deep into the alluring topic of wonder and argues in a scholarly yet accessible way that the experience of wonder, when balanced, serves as a strong contributor to human flourishing. Along the way, Pedersen describes seven properties of wonder and shows how wonder it is distinct from other altered states, including awe, horror, the sublime, curiosity, amazement, admiration, and astonishment.

Examining the contribution of both emotion and imagination in the experience of wonder----filtered through the Neo-Aristotelian work of philosophers Douglas Rasmussen, Alasdair MacIntyre, and Martha Nussbaum----Pedersen also makes it clear that wonder may contribute to human flourishing in various ways, such as the widening of perception, extension of moral scope or sensitivity, a wondrous afterglow, openness, humility, an imaginative attitude, reverence, and gratitude. Importantly, for wonder to act as a strong contributor to human flourishing one needs to wonder at the right thing, in the right amount, in at the right time, in the right way, and for the right purpose.

Author Biography

Jan B. W. Pedersen is lecturer at University College Diakonissestiftelsen.

Number of Pages: 244
Dimensions: 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: April 05, 2023
ISBN9781498587792
Author Jan B. W. Pedersen
PublisherLexington Books
GenreSelf-help & personal development and Philosophy
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages244
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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