Psychology as a Moral Science


Svend. Brinkmann
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
New York : Springer , cop. 2011
Omfang
1 online resource (186 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Psychology as a Moral Science; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; Chapter 1: Psychology and Morality: An Interpretive-Pragmatic View; Depsychologizing Psychology; On the Notion and History of "Moral Science"; The "Everywhereness" of Psychology; Psychological Representations of Morality; The Structure of the Book; Part I The Place of Value in a World of Psychology; Chapter 2: The Psychological Social Imaginary; Chapter 3: Changing Psychologies, Subjectivities, and Moralities; Chapter 4: How Psychology Makes Up People; Part II An Inescapable Morality. - Chapter 5: Facts, Values, and the Naturalistic Fallacy in PsychologyChapter 6: Moral Realism; Chapter 7: Moral Practices; Chapter 8: Conclusions; References; Index. - What does morality have to do with psychology in a value-neutral, postmodern world? According to a provocative new book, everything. Taking exception with current ideas in the mainstream (including cultural, evolutionary, and neuropsychology) as straying from the discipline's ethical foundations, ""Psychology as a Moral Science"" argues that psychological phenomena are inherently moral, and that psychology, as prescriptive and interventive practice, reflects specific moral principles. The book cites normative moral standards, as far back as Aristotle, that give human thoughts, feelings, and ac
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Sjanger
Dewey
150 . - 150.1
ISBN
9781441970664

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