Character : new directions from philosophy, psychology, and theology

721 Pages·2015·6.18 MB·English

by  Christian B. Miller

Character

Character
NEW DIRECTIONS FROM PHILOSOPHY,
PSYCHOLOGY, AND THEOLOGY
Edited by Christian B. Miller, R. Michael Furr,
Angela Knobel, William Fleeson
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Character : new directions from philosophy, psychology, and theology / edited by
Christian B. Miller, R. Michael Furr, Angela Knobel, William Fleeson.
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ISBN 978–0–19–020460–0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Character. I. Miller, Christian B.
II. Furr, R. Michael. III. Knobel, Angela. IV. Fleeson, William.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contributors ix
Introduction 1
CHRISTIAN B. MILLER, R. MICHAEL FURR, ANGELA KNOBEL,
WILLIAM FLEESON
PART I } Overview of the Study of Character in
Philosophy and Psychology
1. Some Foundational Questions in Philosophy
about Character 19
CHRISTIAN B. MILLER AND ANGELA KNOBEL
2. Personality Science and the Foundations of Character 41
WILLIAM FLEESON, R. MICHAEL FURR,
ERANDA JAYAWICKREME, ERIK G. HELZER,
ANSELMA G. HARTLEY, AND PETER MEINDL
PART II } Beliefs about Character
3. Lay Beliefs in True Altruism versus Universal Egoism 75
JOCHEN E. GEBAUER, CONSTANTINE SEDIKIDES,
MARK R. LEARY, AND JENS B. ASENDORPF
4. Understanding the Importance and Perceived Structure
of Moral Character 100
GEOFFREY P. GOODWIN, JARED PIAZZA, AND PAUL ROZIN
PART III } The Existence and Nature of Character
5. Moving Character beyond the Person-Situation Debate:
The Stable and Dynamic Nature of Virtues in Everyday Life 129
WIEBKE BLEIDORN
6. Character Traits in the Workplace: A Three-Month Diary
Study of Moral and Immoral Organizational Behaviors 150
TAYA R. COHEN AND A. T. PANTER
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7. The Mixed Trait Model of Character Traits and the Moral
Domains of Resource Distribution and Theft 164
CHRISTIAN B. MILLER
8. Emotion and Character 192
CHARLES STARKEY
PART IV } Character and Ethical Theory
9. Taking Moral Risks and Becoming Virtuous 215
REBECCA STANGL
10. Dispositions, Character, and the Value of Acts 233
BRADFORD COKELET
11. Exemplarism and Admiration 251
LINDA ZAGZEBSKI
PART V } Virtue Epistemology
12. People Listen to People Who Listen: Instilling
Virtues of Deference 271
KRISTOFFER AHLSTROM-VIJ
13. “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”: Reflections on Empirical
Psychology and Virtue Epistemology 288
NATHAN L. KING
14. From Virtue Epistemology to Abilism: Theoretical and
Empirical Developments 315
JOHN TURRI
PART VI } P articular Virtues
15. Christian Humility as a Social Virtue 333
MICHAEL W. AUSTIN
16. A Different Kind of Wisdom 351
ANGELA KNOBEL
17. Bearing Burdens and the Character of God in the
Hebrew Bible 368
CRISTIAN MIHUT
18. Domain Specificity in Self-Control 393
ANGELA LEE DUCKWORTH AND ELI TSUKAYAMA
Table of Contents } vii
19. Can Text Messages Make People Kinder? 412
SARA KONRATH
PART VII } Character Development
20. The Emergence of Moral Character in Infancy: Developmental
Changes and Individual Differences in Fairness Concerns and
Prosocial Behavior during the First Two Years of Life 445
JESSICA A. SOMMERVILLE
21. Character Development in the School Years: Relations
among Theory of Mind, Moral Identity, and Positive and
Negative Behavior toward Peers 467
ELIZABETH A. BOERGER AND ANTHONY J. HOFFMAN
22. Character across Early Emerging Adulthood: Character
Traits, Character Strivings, and Moral Self-Attributes 490
ERIK E. NOFTLE
23. Etiquette and Exemplarity in Judaism 522
TZVI NOVICK
24. Christian Character Formation and the Infusion of Grace 538
RAY S. YEO
25. Necessity and Human Agency: Cultivating Character in
the Reformed Christian Tradition 555
ELIZABETH AGNEW COCHRAN
26. Liturgy and the Moral Life 572
TERENCE D. CUNEO
27. Cultivating Virtues through Sartorial Practices: The Case of
the Islamic Veil in Indonesia 590
ELIZABETH M. BUCAR
PART VIII } Challenges to Character and Virtue from
Neuroscience and Situationism
28. Character Traits and the Neuroscience of Social Behavior 605
DANIEL J. McKAUGHAN
29. Character and Coherence: Testing the Stability of Naturalistically
Observed Daily Moral Behavior 630
MATTHIAS R. MEHL, KATHRYN L. BOLLICH, JOHN M. DORIS,
AND SIMINE VAZIRE
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30. Taking Evil into the Lab: Exploring the Frontiers of Morality
and Individual Differences 652
DAVID GALLARDO-PUJOL, ELIZABET OREKHOVA,
VERÓNICA BENET-MARTÍNEZ, AND MEL SLATER
31. War Crimes: Causes, Excuses, and Blame 671
MATTHEW TALBERT AND JESSICA WOLFENDALE
Index 693
CONTRIBUTORS
Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University
of Kent.
Jens B. Asendorpf is Professor Emeritus of Personality Psychology at the
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Mike Austin is Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University.
Verónica Benet-Martínez is ICREA Research Professor in Social and Behav-
ioral Sciences at the Pompeu Fabra University
Wiebke Bleidorn is Assistant Professor of Psychology at University of
California, Davis.
Elizabeth A. Boerger is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Slippery Rock
University.
Kathryn L. Bollich is a Graduate Student in the Psychology Department at
Washington University in St. Louis.
Elizabeth Bucar is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Northeastern
University.
Elizabeth Agnew Cochran is Associate Professor of Theology at Duquesne
University.
Taya R. Cohen is Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory
at the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University.
Bradford Cokelet is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University
of Miami.
Terence Cuneo is Marsh Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at the
University of Vermont.
John M. Doris is Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy-Neuroscience-
Psychology at the Washington University in St. Louis.
Angela Lee Duckworth is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University
of Pennsylvania.
William Fleeson is Professor of Psychology at Wake Forest University.
R. Michael Furr is Professor of Psychology at Wake Forest University. ix