The Social Paradox
autonomy, connection, and why we need both to find happiness
$30.39
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
5 March 2025
Summary
The Connection Cure: Rebalancing Autonomy and Belonging in the Modern World
Why do people who have so much—leading comfortable lives filled with unprecedented freedom, choice, and abundance—often feel so unhappy and unfulfilled? This phenomenon is a defining paradox of our time and one we endlessly seek to solve. In The Social Paradox, psychologist William von Hippel argues that we need to think about this problem in a new way. By changing our perspective, we might finally …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780063450332 |
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| ISBN-10: | 006345033X |
| Author: | William von Hippel |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 5 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 366g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 152mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
William von Hippel
William von Hippel grew up in Alaska, got his B.A. at Yale and his PhD at the University of Michigan, and taught for a dozen years at Ohio State University before finding his way to Australia, where he was a professor of psychology at the University of Queensland. He has published more than 150 articles, chapters, and edited books, and his research has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, The Economist, Le Monde, El Mundo, Der Spiegel, and The Australian. He lives in Brisbane, Australia.
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