Born to be Good by Dacher Keltner

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. He investigates an old mystery of human evolution: why have we evolved positive emotions like gratitude, amusement, awe, and compassion that promote ethical action and are the fabric of cooperative societies?

By combining stories of scientific discovery, personal narrative, and Eastern philosophy, Keltner illustrates his discussions with more than fifty photographs of human emotions. Born to Be Good is a profound study of how emotion is the key to living the good life and how the path to happiness goes through human emotions that connect people to one another.

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[Interfaithing]

Thanks for posting this! We wrote an article about it and posted it on our website.

[WordofMobile]

totally amazing, Dacher makes it easier for me to understand myself and interact better with others. Thank you for sharing your insights and gifts.

[biglmac]

I listened to Keltner's emotion course on a podcast.

He doesn't look at all like I suspected!! lol

He's a good prof.

[Dlove7]

Keltner was hands down my favorite professor at Cal. I'm excited to read his book!

[eileenrduncan]

Go listen to him in person, if not in person- by podcast and read the book!

[tomelwhite]

Professor Keltner is co-editor of Greater Good magazine, a print and online quarterly, based at the University of California, Berkeley, that offers practical applications of positive psychology. Go to the magazine's web site to find exciting stories of compassion in action and links to other video presentations on the science of a meaningful life.

[shiftinaction]

Dacher is going to be our teleseminar guest tomorrow, December 2nd! Great to see this video.