The Psychology of Buddhism in Conflict Studies

• Main Author: de Silva, Padmasiri (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Buddhism.; Peace.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Psychology, Comparative.; Psychology and religion.; Religion and Psychology.; Conflict Studies.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Comparative Psychology.

This book provides an interdisciplinary discussion of conflict studies, drawing on perspectives from psychology and Buddhist studies. The author combines current research in psychology, conflict and management studies, as well as moral narratives drawn from religious and cultural contexts, to offer...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 The Buddhist Critique of Metaphysical Entanglements
• Chapter 3 The Many Faceted Nature of a Crisis
• Chapter 4 The Psychological Dimensions of Conflict and Harmony
• Chapter 5 Criminal Justice through a Buddhist Contemplative Path
• Chapter 6 Exploring Multiculturalism
• Chapter 7 Dilemmas, Conflicts and Paradoxes in Management Studies
• Chapter 8 Erosion of Moral Values in an Era of Market Triumphalism
• Chapter 9 Conflict and Peace Studies
• Chapter 10 Idea of the Self: the Narrow Ridge between the paths of chaos and nihilism and the Traps of Identity Illusions
• Chapter 11 Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
• Chapter 12 Resolving Paradoxes in Tibetan Buddhism and Zen Buddhism
• Chapter 13 Emotions, Logic and Rationality.