Wonderstruck: How Wonder and Awe Shape the Way We Think

A philosopher explores the transformative role of wonder and awe in an uncertain world

Wonder and awe lie at the heart of life’s most profound questions. Wonderstruck shows how these emotions respond to our fundamental need to make sense of ourselves and everything around us, and how they enable us to engage with the world as if we are experiencing it for the first time.

Drawing on the latest psychological insights on emotions, Helen De Cruz argues that wonder and awe are emotional drives tha...