1st Edition

Hermeneutic Moral Realism in Psychology Theory and Practice

Edited By Brent D. Slife, Stephen Yanchar Copyright 2019
142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

Traditional sources of morality—philosophical ethics, religious standards, and cultural values—are being questioned at a time when we most need morality’s direction. Research shows that though moral direction is vital to our identities, happiness, productivity and relationships, there is a decline in its development and use, especially among younger adults. This book argues that hermeneutic... Read more

Introduction: Moral Grounds in the Postmodern Era: The Reality of Hermeneutic Morality in Psychology. Brent D Slife and Stephen C. Yanchar

Section 1

Chapter 1: Hermeneutic Moral Realism, Participational Agency, and World Disclosure

Stephen Yanchar and Brent D. Slife

Chapter 2: The Moral Hermeneutic of Scientific Justification. Joshua W. Clegg

Chapter 3: Culture and Hermeneutic Moral Realism. Jacob R. Hickman

Section 2

Chapter 4: Psychotherapy and the Moral Realism of Charles Taylor. Brent Slife, Eric A. Ghelfi, and Nathan M. Slife

Chapter 5: The moral affordances of publishing practices. Joshua W. Clegg

Chapter 6: Politics and Moral Realism. Frank C. Richardson, Robert C. Bishop, and Kathleen L. Slaney

Chapter 7: Inquiry into Moral Configurations. Stephen C. Yanchar and Susan Peterson Gong

Biography

Brent D. Slife is a clinical psychologist and, until his recent retirement, was Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University, USA. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology and received the Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association for his contribution to psychology.

Stephen C. Yanchar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University, USA. He is primarily interested in theoretical and philosophical issues in education and psychology, especially those pertaining to agency and learning, qualitative inquiry, and design practices.