The Self, the Soul and the Psychology of Good and Evil (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory)

The way an individual's psychology is intertwined with their morality is the subject of this fascinating book from the pen of the late Ilham Dilman. Dilman convincingly argues that evil, though it cannot be reduced to psychological terms (it is a moral concept) is explicable in terms of an individual person's psychology. Goodness, by contrast, comes from the person and not their psychology. Philosophers the world over will want to read this book and see how Dilman skilfully defends his arguments. Half Title: The Self, the Soul and the Psychology of Good and Evil......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 1 Body and soul......Page 21 2 The self and its identity in human life......Page 36 3 The self in psychoanalysis......Page 57 4 Shame, guilt and remorse......Page 79 5 Psychology and human behaviour......Page 95 6 Morality and psychological health......Page 114 7 Goodness, evil and their respective psychologies......Page 135 8 Good and evil......Page 160 Bibliography......Page 169 Index of names......Page 172 Index of subjects......Page 174 The way an individual's psychology is intertwined with their morality is the subject of this fascinating book from the pen of the late Ilham Dilman. Dilman convincingly argues that evil, though it cannot be reduced to psychological terms (it is a moral concept) is explicable in terms of an individual person's psychology. Goodness, by contrast, comes from the person and not their psychology. Philosophers the world over will want to read this book and see how Dilman skillfully defends his arguments İlham Dilman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [156]-158) And Indexes.