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The power of negative thinking: Truth, melancholia, and the tragic sense of life
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology 22 (1):19-27 (2002)
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In this brief essay the author argues that the contemporary "positive psychology" movement fails to emphasize important aspects of human existence that are essential to human excellence. Through an explication of some historical, cross-cultural, and literary examples, the author argues for the importance of a kind of "negative psychology" that is fundamental to an adequate comprehension of the human situation. 2012 APA, all rights reserved)Author's Profile
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Happiness and virtue in positive psychology.Mike W. Martin - 2007 - Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 37 (1):89–103.
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Sophrosyne: Self-knowledge and Self-restraint in Greek Literature.J. Kemp & Helen North - 1968 - Philosophical Quarterly 18 (73):359.
Sophrosyne: Self-Knowledge and Self-Restraint in Greek Literature.Gerald F. Else & Helen North - 1969 - American Journal of Philology 90 (3):360.
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