Psychology as a Moral Science: Perspectives on Normativity

Author: Svend BrinkmannPublisher: SpringerPaperback:ISBN 10: 1489990143ISBN 13: 978-1489990143What does morality have to do with psychology in a value-neutral, postmodern world? With its bold call to reason, this book contains enough controversial ideas to spark great interest among researchers and scholars in psychology and the philosophy of science. Review “This provocative work seeks to provide a response to the question ‘What does morality have to do with psychology in a value-neutral, postmodern world?’ Arguing from an interpretive-pragmatic view, Brinkmann argues that psychology is fundamentally grounded in moral concern. … Brinkmann makes a case for understanding morality as fundamentally embedded in social practices; a case in which figures such as Aristotle, Dewey, Heidegger, MacIntyre, and Charles Taylor loom large in the background.” (Edwin E. Gantt, Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology,