Personality, Identity, and Character: Explorations in Moral Psychology

Moral notions are foundational questions that have commanded deep reflection since antiquity, reflection that psychological science cannot evade, because the moral formation of children is a central concern of parents, schools, and communities charged with educating the next generation. In this respect there are few domains of study more crucial than moral psychology and few topics of greater importance than the development of moral self-identity, of moral character, and of the moral personality. This edited volume features the expertise of preeminent scholars in moral personality, self, and identity, such as moral philosophers, personality theorists, developmental psychologists, moral personality researchers, social psychologists, and neuroscientists. It brings together cutting-edge work in moral psychology that illustrates an impressive diversity of theoretical perspectives and methodologies and simultaneously points the way toward promising integrative possibilities.

Author: Darcia Narvaez
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/29/2009
Pages: 466
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780521895071

About the Author
Narvaez, Darcia: - Darcia Narvaez is an associate professor in psychology, specializing in moral development and character education, at the University of Notre Dame and directs the university's Center for Ethical Education. She is co-editor of Moral Development in the Professions: Psychology and Applied Ethics (with James Rest) and co-author or co-editor of the award-winning books Postconventional Moral Thinking: A Neo-Kohlbergian Approach (with James Rest, Muriel Bebeau, and Stephen Thoma) and Moral Development, Self, and Identity (with Daniel Lapsley). Narvaez was the leader of the design team for the Minnesota Community Voices and Character Education Project. She currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Educational Psychology and the Journal of Moral Education.Lapsley, Daniel K.: - "Daniel K. Lapsley is the ACE Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author or editor of seven books, including Moral Psychology, and of numerous articles and chapters on various topics in child and adolescent development - particularly in the areas of social cognition, personality development, moral psychology, and moral education. He is co-editor of the award-winning book Moral Development, Self, and Identity (with Darcia Narvaez). He currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Educational Psychology and the Journal of Early Adolescence."