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How embracing untranslatable terms for well-being—from the Finnish sisu to the Yiddish mensch—can enrich our emotional understanding and experience.
Translating Happiness
A Cross-Cultural Lexicon of Well-Being
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240 pages
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26 February 2019
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Summary
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? Certain terms not easily translatable into English-for example, nirvaṇa (from Sanskrit), or agapē (from Classical Greek), or turangawaewae (from Maori)-are rich with meaning but largely una…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262537087 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262537087 |
| Author: | Tim Lomas |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 13mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Tim Lomas
Tim Lomas is a Lecturer in Positive Psychology in the School of Psychology at the University of East London.
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