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The Contextual Character of Moral Integrity

Transcultural Psychological Applications

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Calls for greater differentiation of both research and applied psychology standards in the globalised world

  • Examines the cultural and political sources of the current Czech moral sentiments

  • Studies the concept of moral integrity from an Eastern European perspective

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Introduction

    • Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová
    Pages 1-4
  3. Philosophy and Psychology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
    2. The History of Ethics

      • Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová
      Pages 7-34
    3. Moral Psychology

      • Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová
      Pages 35-55
  4. Biology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
    2. Evolution of Moral Sense and Moral Judgement

      • Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová
      Pages 59-75
    3. Can We Treat Evil?

      • Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová
      Pages 77-109
  5. Moral Integrity Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
    2. General Integrity Concepts

      • Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová
      Pages 113-119
    3. Integrity in the Workplace

      • Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová
      Pages 121-133
    4. Integrity Testing in the Czech Republic

      • Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová
      Pages 135-168
  6. Cultural Views

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
    2. Czechoslovakia and Its Totalitarian Legacy

      • Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová
      Pages 171-197
    3. Personality and Ethics in Theravada Buddhism

      • Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová
      Pages 199-216
    4. Conclusion

      • Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová
      Pages 217-218
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 219-229

About this book

This book discusses outcomes of a study by the National Institute of Mental Health, Czech Republic, examining moral integrity in the post-communist Czech-speaking environment. Chapters map the history of the Euro-Atlantic ethical disciplines from moral philosophy and psychology to evolutionary neuroscience and socio-biology. The authors emphasize the biological and social conditionality of ethics and call for greater differentiation of both research and applied psychological standards in today’s globalised world. Using a non-European ethical system – Theravada Buddhism – as a case study, the authors explore the differences in English and Czech interpretations of the religion. They analyse cognitive styles and language as central variables in formatting and interpreting moral values, with important consequences for cultural transferability of psychological instruments. This book will appeal to academics and other specialists in psychology, psychiatry, sociology and related fields, as well as to readers interested in the psychology of ethics. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • The National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic

    Dita Šamánková, Marek Preiss, Tereza Příhodová

About the authors

Dita Šamánková is a consultant psychiatrist with extensive practice in the Czech Republic and Great Britain, currently employed as a clinician and researcher at National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Czech Republic; she has authored several popular science books, and regularly contributes to Czech socio-political and psychological magazines. 



Marek Preiss is Associate Professor and the Head of Department of Clinical Psychology at NIMH, and the University of New York in Prague, leading research projects in the area of moral integrity, personality and neuropsychology, with abundant international publications.
 
Tereza Příhodová is a US graduated junior research psychologist and PhD student at NIMH, Czech Republic.


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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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