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Sense\, psychologist Steven J. Heine shows how to overcome our angst
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Sense\, psychologist Steven J. Heine shows how to overcome our angst
and live life with purpose.[/caption]
Join Dr. Steven Hei ne at a book talk event for his new book Start Making Sense: How Existe ntial Psychology Can Help Us Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times.
These days everyone feels on edge\, panicked by climate c hange\, political polarization\, and artificial intelligence. Dr. Heine’s f ield\, existential psychology\, uses the tools of science to study the kind s of questions famously asked by existential philosophers such as Albert Ca mus\, Jean-Paul Sartre\, and Simone de Beauvoir. Who are we? Why do we seek meaning? How do we connect with one another?
Drawing on decades of research\, Dr. Heine provides scientifically grounded answers to these mysteries. He shows that humans ev olved to seek meaning: our survival depends on our ability to make sense of an absurd world. Every day\, we deploy an arsenal of psychological tactics to make and maintain meaning in our lives\, from rationalizing our choices \, to waxing nostalgic about the past\, to defending our cultural worldview s. By understanding why and how we seek to make sense\, we can live authent ic lives in times that don’t seem to make sense at all.
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This illuminating book transforms the way we understand our search for meaning and provides a blueprint for building a better life.
Copies of Start Making Sense will be available for purchase at the event\, courtesy of UBC Bookstore.
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Dr. Steven J. Heine is distinguished university scholar and professor of social and cultur al psychology at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Cultural Psychology\, the top-selling textbook in the field\, and his research has been covered in outlets like the New York Times\, Wa shington Post\, Guardian\, Newsweek\, and New Scientis t.
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