In Born to Be Good, Dacher Keltner demonstrates that humans are not hardwired to lead lives that are “nasty, brutish, and short”—we are in fact born to be good. Antony van Leeuwenhoek changed how we look at the natural world. Born in Delft, the Netherlands, in , he came from a family of brewers. In Born to Be Good, Dacher Keltner demonstrates that humans are not hardwired to lead lives that are “nasty, brutish, and short”-we are in fact.

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Born to Be Good: At some points, you completely forgot you were supposedly reading a book about why people are good – it felt like a psychology textbook on emotional development.

May 24, Stephen Lewis rated it it was amazing. Keltner is a working researcher as well as a prosocial activist.

Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life

Born to Be Good: Barbara Oakley’s Evil Genes also gives a different perspective. This book had a lot of interesting parts, enough that I will keep it as a reference, but a bit dafher detailed scientifically for me right now. Eat your heart out Hobbes.

One of the researchers he worked with is glod to roll his eyebrows in a wave from side to side. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. I liked it, but is science so not necessarily an easy read.

The first chapter was amazing and I thought I was going to read a boo about Buddhist philosophy, or media analyses, or a sociological critique that we’re all motivated for good. Lists with This Book. I just h Was expecting this to be some of sort of self help material tied in with evolution psychology with oriental Confucius philosophy. Jul 25, Dachwr rated it liked it. If you really want to read this, read the first chapter and the three I’ve cited and forget the rest.

Also forthcoming from Greater Good Science Center authors: I just happened to have different expectations, making some of dafher passages unbearable to read. This book title is really misleading.

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Keltner’s basic thesis, which he builds up through all of the studies done on all of these basic emotional states, is this: Which sounds kinda “Well, DUH! I don’t really see this as useful as it’s relative think Chris Farley’s religious devotion and charity divided by his drugs, alcohol and escort patronage and disregards scale.

It occasionally ventured into territory that seemed “Born to Be Good: May 06, Ann rated it liked it. About the Author Follow.

These are people who know facial expressions like DaVinci knew anatomy, and for not entirely dissimilar reasons.

Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life by Dacher Keltner

Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. The author posits that humans are not selfish, agressive creatures, but instead are hard-wired to be caring and cooperative.

Unfort The first three chapters are somewhat startling and encouraging, and Keltner riffs on the idea that humans are not born selfish. There are ddacher discussion topics on this book yet. Apr 06, Mark Flanagan rated it liked it Recommended to Mark by: I coudn’t find any one else even using his teminology when I googled, except his own research center.

The entire book is a smiling, good-natured but ultimately birn rejection of the theory of Homo Economicus, the theorized individual of neoclassical economics that is primarily rational and self-interested.

I was greatly disappointed that I did not have an existential book that argued how we’re do good things for society and world. And of course, I loved the interesting discussions of research methods. A refreshing change from the dismal topics usually focussed on goos the study of psychopathology, Keltner takes us through the cutting edge science on the more redeeming human instincts which underlie gratitude, laughter, embarassment, dzcher compassion and awe.

There was lots of heavy discussions of psychology methodology and how to set up research studies, and lots of technical, scientific details.

That the evolutionary process has born out the traits of cooperation and compassion because they are what is most advantageous for our survival.

A scientist would have show an inquistiveness to conducting a test as to where that power emanates: Apr 24, Jools rated it really liked it.

So if you think that’s weird, don’t worry about it, the rest of the book is pretty much about how facial expressions can affect mood and how people are wired to not be a-holes the current American political climate notwithstanding. Open Preview See a Problem?

Unfortunately, the book loses steam about midway through, and the ideas are not nearly as fresh. May 19, Melanie rated it liked it. Building on the work of a prior generation of researchers, he learned how to use the Facial Action Coding System FACSwhich is essentially the full catalog of all the muscle movements possible in the human face. Rather than reading it with a feeling of tension, a mix of excitement and dread, reading “Born to Be Good” was light, optimistic, and reassuring.

We need your help to keep the “science of a meaningful life” coming. However, the ending was terrible. I guess the whole jen thing was supposed to be a frame, but it didn’t seem to tie anything together. Hardcoverpages. Was expecting this to be some of sort of self help material tied in with evolution psychology with oriental Confucius philosophy. Sep 23, Stephen Burns rated it liked it.