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Principia Amoris
Stereotypically, science and emotion are diametric one is cold and unfeeling, the other soft and nebulous; one is based on proven facts while the other is based on inexplicable feelings and “never the twain shall meet,” until now.
John Gottman delves into the unquantifiable realm of love, armed with science and logic, and emerges with the knowledge that relationships can be not only understood, but also predicted as well. Based on research done at his Love Lab and other laboratories, Gottman has discovered that the future of love relationships can be predicted with a startling 91% success rate. These predictions can help couples to prevent disasters in their relationships, recognize the signs of a promising relationship, and perhaps more importantly, recognize the signs of a doomed one.
Principia Amoris also introduces Love Equations , a mathematical modeling of relationships that helps understand predictions. Love Equations are powerful tools that can prevent relationship distress and heal ailing relationships. Readers learn about the various research and studies that were done to discover the science behind love, and are treated to a history of the people, ideas, and events that shaped our current understanding. They also learn
• The “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”
• 45 natural principles of love
• 5 couple types
• 5 recipes for good relationships
• And much more!
Just as science helped us to understand the physical world, it is helping us to understand the emotional world as well. Using the insights in this book, mental health professionals can meaningfully help their distressed clients, as well as better understand why a relationship is failing or succeeding. Appropriate for the curious non-mental health professional as well, Principia Amoris is a must-have on any bookshelf!
John Gottman delves into the unquantifiable realm of love, armed with science and logic, and emerges with the knowledge that relationships can be not only understood, but also predicted as well. Based on research done at his Love Lab and other laboratories, Gottman has discovered that the future of love relationships can be predicted with a startling 91% success rate. These predictions can help couples to prevent disasters in their relationships, recognize the signs of a promising relationship, and perhaps more importantly, recognize the signs of a doomed one.
Principia Amoris also introduces Love Equations , a mathematical modeling of relationships that helps understand predictions. Love Equations are powerful tools that can prevent relationship distress and heal ailing relationships. Readers learn about the various research and studies that were done to discover the science behind love, and are treated to a history of the people, ideas, and events that shaped our current understanding. They also learn
• The “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”
• 45 natural principles of love
• 5 couple types
• 5 recipes for good relationships
• And much more!
Just as science helped us to understand the physical world, it is helping us to understand the emotional world as well. Using the insights in this book, mental health professionals can meaningfully help their distressed clients, as well as better understand why a relationship is failing or succeeding. Appropriate for the curious non-mental health professional as well, Principia Amoris is a must-have on any bookshelf!
326 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2014
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About the author
John M. Gottman
95 books2,087 followersDr. Gottman was one of the Top 10 Most Influential Therapists of the past quarter-century by the Psychotherapy Networker. He is the author or co-author of over 200 published academic articles and more than 40 books, including the bestselling The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work; What Makes Love Last; Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love; The Relationship Cure; Why Marriages Succeed or Fail; and Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child — among many others. Dr. Gottman’s media appearances include Good Morning America, Today, CBS Morning News, and Oprah, as well articles in The New York Times, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, Glamour, Woman’s Day, People, Self, Reader’s Digest, and Psychology Today.
Co-founder of The Gottman Institute and co-founder of Affective Software, Inc. with his wife, Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, John was also the Executive Director of the Relationship Research Institute. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington, where he founded “The Love Lab” at which much of his research on couples’ interactions was conducted.
Co-founder of The Gottman Institute and co-founder of Affective Software, Inc. with his wife, Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, John was also the Executive Director of the Relationship Research Institute. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington, where he founded “The Love Lab” at which much of his research on couples’ interactions was conducted.
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March 14, 2015
You really can apply the scientific method to love and relationships and human happiness.
If you can buy a hard copy of the book then buy it. It is impossible to follow the maths with the endless scrolling of an e-book.. Unless you are very used to maths or you have the working memory of a super-chimpanzee.
It is difficult to know how many stars to give it. I have a feeling that if I pay attention and keep revising my notes it is going to change the course of my whole life.. but never have I read a book in such desperate need of an editor and proofreader. Routledge really let Gottman down.
I definitely want to read more books by Gottman and I'll check out so many of the studies and books he mentioned.
If you can buy a hard copy of the book then buy it. It is impossible to follow the maths with the endless scrolling of an e-book.. Unless you are very used to maths or you have the working memory of a super-chimpanzee.
It is difficult to know how many stars to give it. I have a feeling that if I pay attention and keep revising my notes it is going to change the course of my whole life.. but never have I read a book in such desperate need of an editor and proofreader. Routledge really let Gottman down.
I definitely want to read more books by Gottman and I'll check out so many of the studies and books he mentioned.
July 25, 2017
Written by a MIT math grad who turned into psychology after finding himself being more interested in his psychology major roommate's books than his own. The book is a bit heavy with math and equations about relationships and some scientific references. However, it shows some scientific way of seeing how relationships between a man and a woman work. Though the reader may choose to skim through the math works and get to the essence, the observations and experience of a professor and expert who has been doing research on the topic of over 40 decades.
Gottman shows that the longitudinal course of love can be predicted which can effectively prevent relationship disasters. He describes the types of persons and relationship combinations. He shows what are the signs of a good relationship and a bad one.
A lot to be learned, for the single ones, those dating, lovers, and the married couples.
Gottman shows that the longitudinal course of love can be predicted which can effectively prevent relationship disasters. He describes the types of persons and relationship combinations. He shows what are the signs of a good relationship and a bad one.
A lot to be learned, for the single ones, those dating, lovers, and the married couples.
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