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Mike W. Martin

From Morality to Mental Health: Virtue and Vice in a Therapeutic Culture

Buch

Morality and mental health are now inseparably linked in our view of character. Alcoholics are sick, yet they are punished for drunk driving. Drug addicts are criminals, but their punishment can be court ordered therapy. The line between character flaws and personality disorders has becomefuzzy, with even the seven deadly sins seen as mental disorders. In addition to pathologizing wrong-doing, we also psychologize virtue; self-respect becomes self-esteem, integrity becomes psychological integration, and responsibility becomes maturity. Moral advice is now sought primarily frompsychologists and therapists rather than philosophers or theologian… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-19-530471-8
  • EAN: 9780195304718
  • Produktnummer: 22402720
  • Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
  • Seitenangabe: 234 S.
  • Masse: H23.6 cm x B16.4 cm x D2.4 cm 522 g
  • Gewicht: 522

Über den Autor


Mike W. Martin is Professor of Philosophy at Chapman University and author of Meaningful Work (OUP 2000).

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