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by Christopher Peterson
Christopher Peterson is professor of psychology at the University of Michigan. See full bio
June 18, 2008, Happiness

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Tim Russert and the Boston Celtics: What Does Positive Psychology Have To Say?

By Christopher Peterson, Ph.D. on June 18, 2008 in The Good Life

A great deal of discussion has ensued about Tim Russert and his untimely death. Why was he so widely admired? And why did he die when he did? Discussion is also ensuing about why the Boston Celtics won the NBA Championship. Did their players have special strengths of character? The more general question is the degree to which positive psychology (or psychology per se) can speak to any singular event that will never be repeated. Read More

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