Seeking the Compassionate Life: The Moral Crisis for Psychotherapy and Society

by Carl Goldberg and Virginia Crespo

Book Overview

Morality is a subject most ignored and little understood by modern psychological investigation. Why a person acts honorably, or heinously, is one of the most puzzling and least answered questions regarding human behavior. Here the authors posit that despite the fact that hatred and arrogance continually battle compassion and decency as humanity's driving force, people continue to develop altruism, empathy, and concern for others. Goldberg and Crespo...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275981967
• ISBN13: 9780275981969
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"