An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology - Couverture rigide

De Silva, Padmasiri

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0333779096 ISBN 13 : 9780333779095

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

Synopsis

This volume is an introduction to the foundations of Buddhist psychology. It provides comprehensive coverage of the basic concepts and issues in the psychology of Buddhism and thus it deals with the nature of psychological inquiry, concepts of mind, consciousness and behaviour, motivation, emotions and percentile and the therapeutic structure of Buddhist psychology. For this edition, a new chapter on the mind body relationship and Buddhist contextualism has been added.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

PADMASIRIR DE SILVA was Professor and Head of Philosophy and Psychology Department at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (1980-89). He also held visiting positions at the University of Pittsburgh and the ISLE programme in the USA, the National University of Singapore and the University of Waikato. He was Co-ordinator of the IRC Programme 'Environment, Ethics and Education' in Singapore. Currently he is Research Fellow at Monash University. His publications include Environmental Philosophy and Ethics in Buddhism, Buddhist and Freudian Psychology, Tangles and Webs, Twin Peaks: Compassion and Insight, as well as numerous articles in journals and anthologies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0333779096
• ISBN 13: 9780333779095
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible