善と悪の中間地点の心理学 Entering the Moral Middle Ground : Who Is Afraid of the Grey Wolf? (Cambridge Series on Possibility Studies)

Hermans, Hubert J. M.

Cambridge University Press（2024/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 328 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009431996
• DDC分類 303.372

Full Description

Many social and political groups consider each other as enemies rather than opponents with whom one can openly disagree. By introducing the concept of a moral middle ground, this book aims to overcome the perceived separation between good and bad, highlighting the possibility that human actions are permissible, understandable, and even valuable. To elucidate the nature of the moral middle ground and its psychological potentials, the author uses his theoretical framework, Dialogical Self Theory (DST). On the basis of these ideas, he portrays a variety of phenomena, including healthy selfishness, black humor, white lies, hypocrisy and the world views of some historical figures. He then demonstrates how the moral middle ground contributes to the development of a human and ecological identity. As a result, students and researchers in various disciplines, including psychology, literary studies, moral philosophy, political science, history, sociology, theology and cultural anthropology, will benefit from this book.

Contents

Introduction; 1. Dialogical Self Theory and the process of positioning; 2. Embracing bad as good via internalization; 3. Rejecting bad via externalization; 4. The vitality of the moral middle ground; 5. Contradiction as intrinsic to the multiplicity of the self; 6. Multi-level identity and the moral middle ground: toward a human and ecological identity.