{"product_id":"self-transcendence-and-virtue-perspectives-from-philosophy-psychology-and-theology-paperback","title":"Self-Transcendence and Virtue: Perspectives from Philosophy, Psychology, and Theology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer A. Frey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCandace Vogler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent research in the humanities and social sciences suggests that individuals who understand themselves as belonging to something greater than the self-a family, community, or religious or spiritual group-often feel happier, have a deeper sense of purpose or meaning in their lives, and have overall better life outcomes than those who do not. Some positive and personality psychologists have labeled this location of the self within a broader perspective \"self-transcendence.\" This book presents and integrates new, interdisciplinary research into virtue, happiness, and the meaning of life by re-orienting these discussions around the concept of self-transcendence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays are organized around three broad themes connected to self-transcendence. First, they investigate how self-transcendence helps us to understand aspects of the moral life as it is studied within psychology, including the development of wisdom, the practice of moral praise, and psychological well-being. Second, they explore how self-transcendence is linked to virtue in different religious and spiritual traditions including Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Finally, they ask how self-transcendence can help us theorize about Aristotelean and Thomist conceptions of virtue, like hope and piety, and how this helps us to re-conceptualize happiness and meaning in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer A. Frey\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina. Her main areas of research lie at the intersection of theories of agency, rationality, ethics and law, with a particular emphasis on the relations among virtue, practical reason, and happiness. She has ten publications in venues such as \u003ci\u003eAnalytic Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eErgo, The Journal of the History of Philosophy, International Journal of Philosophical Studies, \u003c\/i\u003e and in multiple edited volumes. She is the PI of several grants, including a 2.1 million dollar research project titled, Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life. She is currently editing a volume titled, \u003ci\u003ePractical reason, truth, and knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e, and is writing a monograph titled, \u003ci\u003eAction, virtue, and human good\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCandace Vogler\u003c\/b\u003e is the David B. and Clara E. Stern Professor of Philosophy at The University of Chicago. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eJohn Stuart Mill's deliberative landscape: An essay in moral psychology\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge), \u003ci\u003eReasonably vicious\u003c\/i\u003e, and essays in ethics, social philosophy, and other areas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47578613186781,"sku":"9780367732653","price":108.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/W2OOe7X1949780367732653.webp?v=1773508597","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/self-transcendence-and-virtue-perspectives-from-philosophy-psychology-and-theology-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}