Eastern Philosophies and Psychology: Towards Psychology of Self-Cultivation

Eastern Philosophies and Psychology: Towards Psychology of Self-Cultivation

The publication of this book, East Asian Philosophies and Psychology: Towards Psychology of Self-cultivation, signifies an important breakthrough for the indigenization movements of psychology which have happened in many non-Western countries since 1980s. Viewing from the perspective of scientific r...

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Main Author: Kin-Tung Yit (auth)
Other Authors: Yung-Jong Shiah (auth), Kwang-Kuo Hwang (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
Series:Frontiers Research Topics
Subjects:
Psychology
Mandala Model of the Self
Buddhism
Taoism
Meditation
Psychology of Self-Cultivation
Eastern Philosophies
Nonself
Confucianism
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Summary:The publication of this book, East Asian Philosophies and Psychology: Towards Psychology of Self-cultivation, signifies an important breakthrough for the indigenization movements of psychology which have happened in many non-Western countries since 1980s. Viewing from the perspective of scientific revolution (Kuhn, 1969), when Western paradigms of psychology are transplanted to non-Western countries and encounter anomalies which cannot be explained by the imported theories, the foreign theories are in a state of crisis waiting for scientific revolution.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (129 p.)
ISBN:978-2-88945-334-4
9782889453344
Access:Open Access

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