Psychology as a Moral Science: Perspectives on Normativity

by Svend Brinkmann

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489990143
• ISBN13: 9781489990143
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"