Egoicism, a mindset that places primary focus upon oneself, is rampant
in contemporary Western cultures as commercial advertisements, popular
books, song lyrics, and mobile apps consistently promote
self-interest. Consequently, researchers have begun to address the
psychological, interpersonal, and broader societal costs of excessive
egoicism and to investigate alternatives to a "me and mine first"
mindset. For centuries, scholars, spiritual leaders, and social
activists have advocated a "hypo-egoic" way of being that is
characterized by less self-concern in favor of a more inclusive "we
first" mode of functioning. In recent years, investigations of
hypo-egoic functioning have been examined by psychologists, cognitive
scientists, neuroscientists, and philosophers. Edited by Kirk Warren
Brown and Mark R. Leary, _The Oxford Handbook of Hypo-egoic Phenomena_
brings together an expert group of contributors to examine these
groundbreaking lines of inquiry, distilling current knowledge about
hypo-egoicism into an exceptional resource. In this volume, readers
will fi nd theoretical perspectives from philosophy and several major
branches of psychology to inform our understanding of the nature of
hypo-egoicism and its expressions in various domains of life. Further,
readers will encounter psychological research discoveries about
particular phenomena in which hypo-egoicism is a prominent feature,
demonstrating its implications for well-being, regulation of emotion,
adaptive decision-making, positive social relations, and other markers
of human happiness, well-being, and health. This _Handbook _offers the
most comprehensive and thoughtful analyses of hypo-egoicism to date.
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9780199328086
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2020
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Oxford University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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