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1Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
|February 8, 2021
Abstract:
Epistemic emotions, like awe and wonder, involve a recognition that one can neither understand nor exert meaningful control over one's environment. While researchers and writers have emphasized the beneficial consequences of such states, their potentially destructive consequences have been underexamined. The conditions under which these states promote individual well-being and societal flourishing must be specified.
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