20/01/2006, Francisco Gomes de Matos kindly wrote to us:

Thought I´d share this with you.
Psychology of VIRTUE ...This makes me
think : can there be a greater virtue
than that of treating human beings/
all beings with LOVING DIGNITY ?

Sunniest virtues,
Francisco

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Field Analysis of Religion, Spirituality and Human Flourishing, by Robert A. Emmons
http://www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article.asp?9402

Metanexus Salus. 3,343 Words.

“An increasingly vigorous area of research is human virtue. The study of virtue, at the nexus of the psychology of religion, personality psychology, moral philosophy, and the psychology of emotion, is making a comeback in psychology. Partly responsible for this resurgence is the positive psychology movement which has sought to systematically classify human strengths and virtues into a comprehensive taxonomy. Concepts such as forgiveness, love, hope, humility, gratitude, self-control, and wisdom appear as highly prized human dispositions in Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu thought and are affirmed universal principles in world philosophies and ethical systems. Basic research as well as interventions to cultivate these virtues is well underway. Yet there is much hard work that lies ahead.”

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read all at http://www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article.asp?9402