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Wonder most commonly refers to: * Wonder (emotion), an emotion comparable to surprise that people feel when perceiving something rare or unexpected Wonder may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional entities * The Wonders, a fictional band featured in the 1996 film ''That Thing You Do!'' * Wonder (Zoom), Wonder (''Zoom''), a character in the 2006 American family film ''Zoom'' Film * Wonder (film), ''Wonder'' (film), a 2017 drama based on the R. J. Palacio novel * The Wonder (film), ''The Wonder'' (film), a 2022 drama based on the Emma Donoghue novel Literature * Wonder (Sawyer novel), ''Wonder'' (Sawyer novel), the 2011 conclusion of a trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer * Wonder (Palacio novel), ''Wonder'' (Palacio novel), a 2012 novel by R.J. Palacio * Wonder (comics), ''Wonder'' (comics), a comic debuting 1892 * ''Wonder'', the 2009 English translation of the 1962 novel ''De verwondering'' by Hugo Claus * ''The Wonder'', a novel by Emma Donoghue Music Albums * Wonder (L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder (emotion)
Wonder is an emotion comparable to surprise that people feel when perceiving something rare or unexpected (but not threatening). It has historically been seen as an important aspect of human nature, specifically being linked with curiosity and the drive behind intellectual exploration. Wonder is also often compared to the emotion of awe but awe implies fear or respect rather than joy. Science fiction can produce a sense of wonder. Philosophical musings French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer René Descartes described admiration as one of the primary emotions because he claimed that emotions, in general, are reactions to unexpected phenomena. He noted that when people first encounter a surprising or new object that is "far different from what we knew before, or from what we supposed it should have been, we admire it, and are astonished at it." But Descartes, unlike the Greek philosophers before him, held a fundamentally negative view of admiration: "Although it i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
