男人与女人 感情与心理 (Man and Woman, Emotion and Reason)

在这本书里，作者从一个新颖的角度诠释和解读了人们生活中的很多问题，如情感与理智的关系，以及心理学、人的思想和行为之间的关系等等更广泛的议题。 是情感控制着理智，还是理智控制着情感？环境因素是如何影响人的身心健康和人的寿命的？我们的理智和智慧之间是什么关系？理智和智慧是怎样影响我们的幸福的？ 这本书里有的文章是作者的个人经历；有的文章是他人分享的真实故事；有的文章是从心理学研究中吸取来的灵感，等等。作者多人生中很多话题进行了探索，比如他对信仰的阐述；什么力量主宰着人的命运；宠物对人身心健康的影响；等等。

In this collection of essays, the author considers how the forces of emotion and reason manifest in our everyday lives and the relationships that exist between the two. The author develops this perspective across essays on topics within psychology and physiology as well as broader themes of human life such as meaning, destiny, and character.

Does emotion control reason, or does reason control emotion? How do environmental factors affect our mental and physical health? What is the difference between wisdom that augments our wellbeing, and the mere knowledge that does not?

Drawing from personal experiences, true stories shared by others, and psychological studies, the author approaches these questions through a wide variety of eclectic cases. The resulting explorations are just as diverse, ranging from his reflections on the nature of belief emerging from his personal struggle with faith to the surprising effects of pet ownership on heart patient outcomes.