Virtues and Vices in Positive Psychology A Philosophical Critique [Paperback]

This is the first book-length philosophical study of positive psychology, with a particular focus on positive education theory.In this first book-length philosophical study of positive psychology, Professor Kristj?n Kristj?nsson offers an extended critique of positive psychology and school-based positive education, focused on the virtues. This provocative book will excite anyone interested in cutting-edge research on positive psychology and on the virtues that lie at the intersection of psychology, philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, education, and daily life.In this first book-length philosophical study of positive psychology, Professor Kristj?n Kristj?nsson offers an extended critique of positive psychology and school-based positive education, focused on the virtues. This provocative book will excite anyone interested in cutting-edge research on positive psychology and on the virtues that lie at the intersection of psychology, philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, education, and daily life.Positive psychology is one of the biggest growth industries in the discipline of psychology. At the present time, the subfield of positive education seems poised to take the world of education and teacher training by storm. In this first book-length philosophical study of positive psychology, Professor Kristj?n Kristj?nsson subjects positive psychology's recent inroads into virtue theory and virtue education to sustained conceptual and moral scrutiny. Professor Kristj?nsson's interdisciplinary perspective constructively integrates insights, evidence, and considerations from social science and philosophy in a way that is easily accessible to the general reader. He offers an extended critique of positive psychology generally and positive education in particular, exploring the philosophical assumptions, underpinnings, and implications of these academic trends in detail. This provocative book will excite anyone interested in cutting-edge research on positive psychology andl#L