PSYC 335 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Gniew, Western Religions, Sage Gateshead
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Origins of positive psyc have focused more on western values & experiences bc western civilization shaped the field of psyc as we know it. Today the previously neglected wisdoms of the eastern traditions are being consulted in addition to those originating in the west w/ a goal of adding diff viewpoints about human strengths. Common eastern perspective the world & its inhabitants are in a perpetual state of flux (an expectation for & desire for balance vs westerners linear path to resolve probs & monitor progress. Easterners move w the cycle of life until the change process becomes natural & enlightenment is achieved. Westerns rewards on physical plane; easterners seek to transcend the human plane & rise to the spiritual one. The eastern search for spiritual transcendence parallels the westerners hopeful pursuits for a better life on earth. 3 influential western traditions: athenian, judeo-christian, islam. Aristotle expanded on plato"s ideas of virtue & detailed 11 moral virtues:
