Mindfulness in Good Lives

Mike W. Martin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2019
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-9636-7 (ISBN)

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The myriad meanings of mindfulness are connected by the core idea of value-based mindfulness: paying attention to what matters in light of relevant values. When the values are sound, mindfulness is a virtue that helps implement the kaleidoscope of values in good lives.

Mindfulness is celebrated everywhere—especially in health psychology and spiritual practices, but also in the arts, business, education, environmentalism, sports, and the use of digital devices. While the current mindfulness movement may be in part the latest fad in a narcissistic and therapeutic culture, it is also worthy of greater philosophical attention. As a study in ethics and moral psychology, Mindfulness in Good Lives remedies the neglect of this subject within philosophy. Mike W. Martin makes sense of the striking variety of concepts of mindfulness by connecting them to the core idea of value-based mindfulness: paying attention to what matters, in light of relevant values. When the values are sound, mindfulness is a virtue that helps implement the kaleidoscope of values in good lives. Health psychologists, who currently dominate the study of mindfulness, often present their research as value-neutral science. Yet they invariably presuppose moral values that should be made transparent. These values, which lie at the interface of morality and mental health, form bridges between philosophy and psychology, and between literature and spirituality.

Mike W. Martin is professor emeritus of philosophy at Chapman University.

Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Mindfulness Movement
Part One: Making Sense of Mindfulness
Chapter 2 Attending to What Matters
Chapter 3 Living in the Present
Chapter 4 Ways of Attending
Chapter 5 Thoreau’s Wakefulness
Part Two: Concepts of Mindfulness
Chapter 6 Meditation and Morality
Chapter 7 Mindful Decision Making
Chapter 8 Mindful Valuing and Psychotherapy
Part Three: Well-Being
Chapter 9 Happiness and Virtues
Chapter 10 Mindful Work in Balanced Lives
Chapter 11 Authenticity and Seize the Day
Chapter 12 Mindfulness Movement Critics
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 233 mm
Gewicht	503 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-4985-9636-3 / 1498596363
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-9636-7 / 9781498596367
Zustand	Neuware