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OverviewWe like to think of ourselves, our friends, and our families as decent people. We may not be saints, but we are still honest, relatively kind, and mostly trustworthy. Miller argues here that we are badly mistaken in thinking this. Hundreds of recent studies in psychology tell a different story: that we all have serious character flaws that prevent us from being as good as we think we are--and that we do not even recognize that these flaws exist. But neither are most of us cruel or dishonest. Instead, Miller argues, we are a mixed bag. On the one hand, most of us in a group of bystanders will do nothing as someone cries out for help in an emergency. Yet it is also true that there will be many times when we will selflessly come to the aid of a complete stranger--and resist the urge to lie, cheat, or steal even if we could get away with it. Much depends on cues in our social environment. Miller uses this recent psychological literature to explain what the notion of character really means today, and how we can use this new understanding to develop a character better in sync with the kind of people we want to be. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Johnny Heller , Christian B MillerPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9781665217347ISBN 10: 1665217340 Publication Date: 19 September 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJohnny Heller, winner of numerous Earphones and Audie Awards, was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has been a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award winner from 2008 through 2013 and he has been named a top voice of 2008 and 2009 and selected as one of the Top 50 Narrators of the Twentieth Century by AudioFile magazine. Christian B. Miller is the A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University and director of the Character Project, funded by the John Templeton Foundation and the Templeton World Charity Foundation. He is the author of over seventy-five papers as well as the books Moral Character: An Empirical Theory and Character and Moral Psychology. He is also the editor or coeditor of Essays in the Philosophy of Religion, Character: New Directions from Philosophy, Psychology, and Theology, and several other volumes. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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