Character : new directions from philosophy, psychology, and theology / edited by Christian B. Miller, R. Michael Furr, Angela Knobel, William Fleeson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miller, Christian B., editor.

Furr, R. Michael, editor.

Knobel, Angela, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Character.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 704 pages)

Other Title:

New directions from philosophy, psychology, and theology

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection contains some of the best new work being done on the subject of character in philosophy, theology, and psychology. From a virtual reality simulation of the Milgram shock experiments to an understanding of the virtue of modesty in Muslim societies, the 31 chapters significantly advance our understanding of character.

Contents:

Part I. Overview of the Study of Character in Philosophy and Psychology

Some Foundational Questions in Philosophy about Character - Personality Science and the Foundations of Character

Part II. Beliefs about Character

Lay Beliefs in True Altruism versus Universal Egoism

Understanding the Importance and Perceived Structure of Moral Character

Part III. The Existence and Nature of Character

Moving Character beyond the Person-Situation Debate: The Stable and Dynamic Nature of Virtues in Everyday Life. Character Traits in the Workplace: A Three-Month Diary Study of Moral and Immoral Organizational Behaviors

The Mixed Trait Model of Character Traits and the Moral Domains of Resource Distribution and Theft

Emotion and Character

Part IV. Character and Ethical Theory

Taking Moral Risks and Becoming Virtuous

Dispositions, Character, and the Value of Acts

Exemplarism and Admiration

Part V. Virtue Epistemology

People Listen to People Who Listen: Instilling Virtues of Deference.

"Why Can't We Be Friends?": Reflections on Empirical Psychology and Virtue Epistemology

From Virtue Epistemology to Abilism: Theoretical and Empirical Developments

Part VI. Particular Virtues

Christian Humility as a Social Virtue

A Different Kind of Wisdom

Bearing Burdens and the Character of God in the Hebrew Bible

Domain Specificity in Self-Control

Can Text Messages Make People Kinder

Part VII. Character Development. The Emergence of Moral Character in Infancy: Developmental Changes and Individual Differences in Fairness Concerns and Prosocial Behavior during the First Two Years of Life

Character Development in the School Years: Relations among Theory of Mind, Moral Identity, and Positive and Negative Behavior toward Peers

Character across Early Emerging Adulthood: Character Traits, Character Strivings, and Moral Self-Attributes

Etiquette and Exemplarity in Judaism

Christian Character Formation and the Infusion of Grace.

Necessity and Human Agency: Cultivating Character in the Reformed Christian Tradition

Liturgy and the Moral Life

Cultivating Virtues through Sartorial Practices: The Case of the Islamic Veil in Indonesia

Part VIII. Challenges to Character and Virtue from Neuroscience and Situationism

Character Traits and the Neuroscience of Social Behavior

Character and Coherence: Testing the Stability of Naturalistically Observed Daily Moral Behavior

Taking Evil into the Lab: Exploring the Frontiers of Morality and Individual Differences.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chatpers and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-046378-3

0-19-020462-1

0-19-020461-3