The Scientific Study of Personal Wisdom : From Contemplative Traditions to Neuroscience
Michel. Ferrari
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Dordrecht : : Springer, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (354 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - The Scientific Study of Personal Wisdom; From Contemplative Traditions to Neuroscience; Copyright page; Preface; Part I: Person-Based Wisdom; Part II: Wisdom in Everyday, Real-Life Contexts; Part III: Self-Transcendent and Contemplative Wisdom; Part IV: The Transformative Potential of Wisdom-Inquiry; References; Contents; Part I: Person-Based Wisdom; The Need to Distinguish Personal from General Wisdom: A Short History and Empirical Evidence; The Distinction Between Personal and General Wisdom; The Distinction of Personal and General Wisdom as Reflected in Their Ontogenesis. - Conclusions: Toward a Dynamic Model of the Interaction of Resources and Life Experiences in the Development of Wisdom. - Define the Event as Having an Ethical DimensionDecide That the Ethical Dimension Is Significant; Take Responsibility for Generating an Ethical Solution to the Problem; Figure Out What Abstract Ethical Rule(s) Might Apply to the Problem; Decide How These Abstract Ethical Rules Actually Apply to the Problem So As to Suggest a Concrete Solution; Decide upon the Ethical Solution, Meanwhile Possibly Counteracting Contextual Forces That Might Lead One Not to Act in an Ethical Manner; Act Ethically; Is There an Ethical Ability Underlying Personal Wisdom?; References. - Measuring General and Personal Wisdom Independently Yet ComparablyAntecedents and Correlates of Personal and General Wisdom in Comparison; Modifying Personal and General Wisdom: Similarities and Differences; Conclusion; References; Relevance, Meaning and the Cognitive Science of Wisdom; Introduction; Process Theories and Personal Wisdom; Relevance and Insight; Relevance Realization; Importance, Co-relevance and Transcendence; Science, Expertise and Wisdom; Adaptivity and Self-Organization; Foolishness as Parasitic Processing; Rationality and Wisdom; Rationally Self-Transcending Rationality. - The Conditions of FlourishingSelf-Knowledge; Sophrosyne as Internalizing the Sage; Directions for Empirical Research; References; Personal Wisdom in the Balance; The Concept of Wisdom; What Is Wisdom?; Philosophical Approaches; Implicit-Theoretical Approaches; Explicit-Theoretical Approaches; The Problem of Personal Wisdom; Is Personal Wisdom Any More Than Wisdom?; Is Personal Wisdom Beneficial?; The Ethical Component of Personal Wisdom; Introductory Remarks; A Multiphase Model for Ethical Behavior; Recognize That There Is an Event to Which to React. - The MORE Life Experience Model: A Theory of the Development of Personal WisdomIntroduction; Theoretical Background: The Development of Wisdom Through Life Experience; The MORE Wisdom Resources; A Sense of Mastery; Openness; Reflectivity; Emotion Regulation and Empathy; Dynamic Interaction: The MORE Resources and Life Experience Across the Life Span; Life Experiences and the Development of Wisdom; Fundamental Life Experiences May Foster Wisdom; Dealing with Fundamental Changes; The Integration of Fundamental Changes in Life Stories. - The rich and diverse contributions to this volume span a wide variety of disciplines, from psychology and philosophy to neuroscience, by some of the most influential scholars in the emerging science of personal wisdom. As such, it is a collection of essential readings and the first publication to integrate both the spiritual and pragmatic dimensions of personal wisdom.The content of the book goes beyond speculative theory to present a wealth of scientific research currently under way in this expanding field. It also describes numerous promising methods now being deployed in the quest for scien
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| ISBN | 9789048192304
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