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Part III - The Modifiability of Wisdom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

Edited by
Robert J. Sternberg  and
Judith Glück
Robert J. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
Judith Glück
Affiliation:
Universität Klagenfurt, Austria
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The Psychology of Wisdom
An Introduction
 , pp. 173 - 208
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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