Gandhi and the Psychology of Nonviolence, Volume 1 - Scientific Roots and Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

The first of two volumes, this book examines Gandhi's contribution to an understanding of the scientific and evolutionary basis of the psychology of nonviolence, through the lens of contemporary researches on human cognition, empathy, morality and self-control. While, psychological science has focused on those participants that delivered electric shocks in Professor Stanley Milgram's famous experiments, these books begin from the premise that we have neglected to fully explore why the other participants walked away. Building on emergent research in the psychology of self control and wisdom, the authors illustrate what Gandhi's life and work offers to our understanding of these subjects who disobeyed and defied Milgram. The authors analyze Gandhi's actions and philosophy, as well as original interviews with his contemporaries, to elaborate a modern scientific psychology of nonviolence from the principles he enunciated and which were followed so successfully in his Satyagrahas. Gandhi, they argue, was a practical psychologist from whom we can derive a science of nonviolence which, as Volume 2 will illustrate, can be applied to almost every subfield of psychology, but particularly to those addressing the most urgent issues of the 21st century. This book is the result of four decades of collaborative work between the authors. It marks a unique contribution to studies of both Gandhi and the current trends in psychological research that will appeal in particular to scholars of social change, peace studies and peace psychology, and, serve as an exemplar in teaching one of modern psychology's hitherto neglected perspectives.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	November 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	V.K. Kool • Rita Agrawal
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	335
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-056864-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	3-03-056864-4
Barcode:	9783030568641

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