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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kristján Kristjánsson (University of Birmingham)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.400kg ISBN: 9781107562370ISBN 10: 1107562376 Pages: 266 Publication Date: 01 October 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of tables; Acknowledgments; 1. The personal, philosophical, educational, and historical contexts of positive psychology; 2. Happiness and the virtues; 3. Personality and the virtues; 4. Moral ontology and the virtues; 5. Moral motivation and the virtues; 6. Situations and the virtues; 7. Conflicts, practical wisdom, and the virtues; 8. Positive experiences and the virtues; 9. Education and the virtues; 10. Concluding remarks; References; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationKristján Kristjánsson received his PhD from the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He has taught at the University of Akureyri, Iceland, the University of Iceland and the University of Birmingham, where he is currently Professor of Character Education and Virtue Ethics. He has been a Visiting Fellow at Cornell University, the University of Konstanz, St Edmund's College (University of Cambridge) and the Institute of Education (University of London). He has written six books in English and three in Icelandic. He has published numerous articles on topics in education, moral philosophy, and emotion theory in international journals. He is a member of the International Society for Study of the Emotions, and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Moral Education. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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