The Psychology of Buddhism in Conflict Studies

Offers perspectives from psychology, philosophy, therapy, management studies, education and social studies

Provides Buddhism inspired insight to enhance current debates

Discusses how integration and balance can be used to develop a methodology for unravelling dialectical oppositions

Autorentext
Padmasiri de Silva is Adjunct Research Associate at Monash University, Australia. He has a PhD in East-West Comparative Philosophy and an advanced diploma in Counselling. He is the author of a number of books, including An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology and Counselling; Emotions and the Body in Buddhist Contemplative practice and mindfulness-Based Therapy (Palgrave Macmillan 2017).

Inhalt
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.