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Meaning in Positive and Existential Psychology
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Description for Meaning in Positive and Existential Psychology
Hardcover. Meaning in Existential and Positive Psychology Editor(s): Batthyany, Alexander; Russo-Netzer, Pninit. Num Pages: 467 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JMB; JMC; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 866.
This book is a first attempt to combine insights from the two perspectives with regard to the question of meaning by examining a collection of theoretical and empirical works. This volume therefore is destined to become an important addition to psychological literature: both from the viewpoint of the history of ideas (again this would be one of the first times that positive and existentialist psychologies meet) and from the viewpoint of theoretical and empirical research into the meaning concept in psychology.
This book is a first attempt to combine insights from the two perspectives with regard to the question of meaning by examining a collection of theoretical and empirical works. This volume therefore is destined to become an important addition to psychological literature: both from the viewpoint of the history of ideas (again this would be one of the first times that positive and existentialist psychologies meet) and from the viewpoint of theoretical and empirical research into the meaning concept in psychology.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
467
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493903078
SKU
V9781493903078
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99-15
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Alexander Batthyany holds the Viktor Frankl Chair for Philosophy and Psychology at the International Academy of Philosophy in the Principality of Liechtenstein. He teaches theory of Cognitive Science at Vienna University's Cognitive Science Program and Logotherapy and Existential Analysis at the Department of Psychiatry at Vienna Medical School. Since 2012, Batthyany is Visiting Professor for Existential Psychotherapy at the Moscow ... Read more
Reviews for Meaning in Positive and Existential Psychology
“The essays in this intriguing and timely volume present a broad overview of contemporary theorizing and empirical work regarding meaning and purpose in life from two distinct intellectual perspectives: positive psychology and existential psychology. … Taken as a whole, this welcome work offers much that is of tangible benefit to the psychological theorist, researcher, and clinical practitioner, particularly those interested ... Read more