| Virtues and Vices in Positive Psychology: A Philosophical Critique Contributor(s): Kristjansson, Kristjan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107294010 ISBN-13: 9781107294011 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $106.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology |
| Dewey: 150.198 |
| Physical Information: 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Positive psychology is one of the biggest growth industries in the discipline of psychology. At the present time, the subfield of positive education seems poised to take the world of education and teacher training by storm. In this first book-length philosophical study of positive psychology, Professor Kristjan Kristjansson subjects positive psychology's recent inroads into virtue theory and virtue education to sustained conceptual and moral scrutiny. Professor Kristjansson's interdisciplinary perspective constructively integrates insights, evidence, and considerations from social science and philosophy in a way that is easily accessible to the general reader. He offers an extended critique of positive psychology generally and positive education in particular, exploring the philosophical assumptions, underpinnings, and implications of these academic trends in detail. This provocative book will excite anyone interested in cutting-edge research on positive psychology and the on virtues that lie at the intersection of psychology, philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, education, and daily life. |