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Virtues and vices in positive psychology : a philosophical critique /
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 psycho...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 Kristján Kristjánsson subjects positive psychology's recent inroads into virtue theory and virtue education to sustained conceptual and moral scrutiny. Professor Kristjánsson'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 on the virtues that lie at the intersection of psychology, philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, education, and daily life. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 254 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139177818 1139177818 9781461955030 1461955033 1107289629 9781107289628 1139891073 9781139891073 1107289122 9781107289123 1107292948 9781107292949 1107294010 9781107294011 1107290171 9781107290174 1107291224 9781107291225 |