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La psicologia positiva e la scienza del benessere

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L’essere umano da sempre si interroga sull’origine della sofferenza e sulla ricerca della felicità. In seno alle tradizioni filosofiche e religiose di tutte le culture sono state elaborate risposte che permettessero di soddisfare tale ricerca di causa e di senso, squisitamente e ineludibilmente umana.

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche “Luigi Sacco”, Universià degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy

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Fave, A.D., Sartori, R.D.G. (2013). La psicologia positiva e la scienza del benessere. In: Grossi, E., Ravagnan, A. (eds) Cultura e salute. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2781-7_9

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