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 practice, reflects
specific moral principles.
The book cites normative moral standards, as far back as
Aristotle, that give human thoughts, feelings, and actions meaning,
and posits psychology as one of the critical methods of organizing
normative values in society; at the same time it carefully notes
the discipline's history of being sidetracked by overemphasis on
theoretical constructs and physical causes-what the author terms
"the psychologizing of morality." This synthesis of ideas brings an
essential unity to what can sometimes appear as a fragmented area
of inquiry at odds with itself. The book's "interpretive-pragmatic
approach"
Revisits core psychological concepts as supporting normative
value systems.
Traces how psychology has shaped society's view of morality.
Confronts the "naturalistic fallacy" in contemporary
psychology.
Explains why moral science need not be separated from social
science.
Addresses challenges and critiques to the author's work from
both formalist and relativist theories of morality.
With its bold call to reason, Psychology as a Moral Science
contains enough controversial ideas to spark great interest among
researchers and scholars in psychology and the philosophy of
science."
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