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Lack of Character
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 298

Lack of Character

This is a provocative contribution to contemporary ethical theory challenging foundational conceptions of character.

Talking to Our Selves
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 277

Talking to Our Selves

Do we know what we're doing, and why? Psychological research seems to suggest not: reflection and self-awareness are surprisingly uncommon and inaccurate. John M. Doris presents a new account of agency and responsibility, which reconciles our understanding of ourselves as moral agents with empirical work on the unconscious mind.

Character Trouble
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 371

Character Trouble

John M. Doris has been a leading proponent of interdisciplinary approaches to moral psychology for decades. His work has transformed the way in which philosophers approach questions of character, virtue, and agency. This selection of his work focuses on the ways in which human personality orders (or fails to order) moral cognition and behaviour.

The Moral Psychology Handbook
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 504

The Moral Psychology Handbook

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-06-10
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  • Publisher: OUP Oxford

The Moral Psychology Handbook offers a survey of contemporary moral psychology, integrating evidence and argument from philosophy and the human sciences. The chapters cover major issues in moral psychology, including moral reasoning, character, moral emotion, positive psychology, moral rules, the neural correlates of ethical judgment, and the attribution of moral responsibility. Each chapter is a collaborative effort, written jointly by leading researchers in the field.

Leadership
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 496

Leadership

From Pulitzer Prize–winning author and esteemed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, an invaluable guide to the development and exercise of leadership from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The inspiration for the multipart HISTORY Channel series Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. “After five decades of magisterial output, Doris Kearns Goodwin leads the league of presidential historians” (USA TODAY). In her “inspiring” (The Christian Science Monitor) Leadership, Doris Kearns Goodwin draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closely—Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. John...

The Golden Notebook
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 576

The Golden Notebook

The landmark novel of the Sixties – a powerful account of a woman searching for her personal, political and professional identity while facing rejection and betrayal.

The Suggestibility of Children's Recollections
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 193

The Suggestibility of Children's Recollections

This volume includes contributions from psychology's leading authorities on the suggestibility of children's recollection, a subject already known to be controversial because of issues related to the believability of children as witnesses. Leading scholars with differing points of view debated current issues of scientific controversy and considered specific topics for future research.

Character and Moral Psychology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 286

Character and Moral Psychology

Christian Miller explores ethical implications of his new theory of character, which holds that our characters are made up of mixed traits with some morally positive and some morally negative aspects. He examines whether judgements of character are systematically erroneous, and assesses the challenge to virtue ethics from scepticism about virtue.

Atlas of Moral Psychology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 607

Atlas of Moral Psychology

This comprehensive and cutting-edge volume maps out the terrain of moral psychology, a dynamic and evolving area of research. In 57 concise chapters, leading authorities and up-and-coming scholars explore fundamental issues and current controversies. The volume systematically reviews the empirical evidence base and presents influential theories of moral judgment and behavior. It is organized around the key questions that must be addressed for a complete understanding of the moral mind.

Cryptography Decrypted
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 392

Cryptography Decrypted

A clear, comprehensible, and practical guide to the essentials of computer cryptography, from Caesar's Cipher through modern-day public key. Cryptographic capabilities like detecting imposters and stopping eavesdropping are thoroughly illustrated with easy-to-understand analogies, visuals, and historical sidebars. The student needs little or no background in cryptography to read Cryptography Decrypted. Nor does it require technical or mathematical expertise. But for those with some understanding of the subject, this book is comprehensive enough to solidify knowledge of computer cryptography and challenge those who wish to explore the high-level math appendix.