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by Aaron Hass

ISBN: 0671015125
ISBN13: 978-0671015121
Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books; 1st edition (July 1, 1998)
Pages: 232
Category: Philosophy
Subategory: Sociology

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Think of Doing the Right Thing as a revolutionary guide for following your own moral compass - and teaching your children to cultivate theirs.

Think of Doing the Right Thing as a revolutionary guide for following your own moral compass - and teaching your children to cultivate theirs. You will learn how morality develops, become familiar with the four universal moral principles, and glean advice on exactly how to arrive at just solutions in common situations, through an abundance of real-life scenarios and an extensive workbook section.

With Doing The Right Thing, you will release your inherent goodness and . Life is filled with moral dilemmas.

With Doing The Right Thing, you will release your inherent goodness and heroic potential - in times of crisis as well as in the smaller moments that make up the moral sum of your days. And in this ever changing world, doing the right thing can be an increasingly complex endeavor. Now psychologist Aaron Hass leads you on a voyage of discovery that enables you to better deal with the dilemmas of everyday life. Warmly human, full of wisdom and depth of spirit, this is a book about approaching your relationships with greater empathy and kindness, and teaching your children to do likewise.

Life is filled with moral dilemmas. Donig The Right Thing is simply the best and most useful of them all. Although it is very intelligently written, the book does not address abstract philosophical issues. At one time or another we have all thought. Instead, it deals with everyday relationships and quandaries. I found it absolutely relevant to my own life. The book is filled with warmth and compassion.

What do you do?I was reading Aaron Hass's Doing the Right Thing when that happened to me. Three lives were helped. A gem like this often goes underappreciated because it defies categorization. relevant, insightful and compassionate! By Thriftbooks. com User, July 23, 1999.

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Doing the Right Thing: Cultivating Your Moral . Now psychologist Aaron Hass leads you on a voyage of discovery that enables you to better deal with the dilemmas of everyday life

Now psychologist Aaron Hass leads you on a voyage of discovery that enables you to better deal with the dilemmas of everyday life. At one time or ather we have all thought, I kw what I should do, but I can't do it. By strengthening your moral self, you can. Dr. Hass' simple yet profound message is that inside, you kw what's right. With Doing The Right Thing, you will release your inherent goodness and heroic potential - in times of crisis as well as in the smaller moments that make up the moral sum of your days.

Doing the Right Thing : Cultivating Your Moral Intelligence. Life is filled with moral dilemmas

Doing the Right Thing : Cultivating Your Moral Intelligence.

Doing the Right Thing. Cultivating Your Moral Intelligence. Aaron Hass, PhD, is professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine

Doing the Right Thing. Aaron Hass, PhD, is professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine. Hass has worked with families in his clinical practice for over twenty years. He lives with his wife and three children in Los Angeles. Publisher: Gallery Books (May 31, 2002). ISBN13: 9780743465151. Browse Related Books. Health & Personal Development Self-Help & Personal Development Popular Psychology. Resources and Downloads.

A psychologist shows readers how to shore up their sense of right and wrong and communicate it to their children, outlining four universal moral principles and many real-life scenarios where right thinking is required

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Teonyo

As a practicing therapist, and a writer whose claim to fame is a book arguing that psychotherapy is fundamentally a moral endeavour that needs more moral self-scrutiny, I had hoped Hass's book would be something I could give to patients, who often need guidance on how to think and act ethically. I will not recommend this book to anyone, however. I would consider that an unethical insult to their moral intelligence.

One can scarcely doubt the author's sincerity, perhaps not even his good character. However, no one with any reasoning ability could take this book seriously. It preaches, dogmatically; it does not argue or present evidence. Hass shows no great ability as scholar, scientist, historian, or ethical theorist. He seems not even to understand the questions an advocate of moral behavior (morally) must address if he wishes to (morally) deserve to be taken seriously. A few aspersions toward "liberalism," dogmatic references to "scientific findings" that are neither footnoted nor admitted to be controversial at best, and some flat false historical claims constitute his argument, which is itself full of logical holes. E.g., that "Millenia ago, moral prescriptions were not seen as deriving from external authorities such as religion or social coercion." This is simply false, unless Hass knows something no one else knows that he isn't telling, and his only evidence is a quote from two psychologists (not historians) who claim, altogether wrongly, that Plato and Aristotle held such a view.

The sort of ethics Hass would have us practice did not fall into disrepute because of moral turpitude, but for serious intellectual, economic, cultural, and social reasons. Anyone wanting to resurrect them must, if he is to deserve a hearing, address those serious issues. E.g., we now hold it the duty of a CEO to maximize profits; that is his ethical duty to his shareholders. Hass doesn't seem to have a clue as to the serious considerations that lead to this kind of view of ethical behavior, which is altogether at odds with traditional notions of ethics, and which is the same sort of view that lead to many of the things he simply pronounces morally wrong.

In short: dogmatic, often false premises and logically flawed reasoning. A very bad book by a (probably) good man.

Juce

Great read!

Ygglune

i have read many books about ethics and morality. Donig The Right Thing is simply the best and most useful of them all. Although it is very intelligently written, the book does not address abstract philosophical issues. Instead, it deals with everyday relationships and quandaries. I found it absolutely relevant to my own life. The book is filled with warmth and compassion. (The author is not reluctant to describe his own shortcomings along the way.) Despite trying to lead the reader onto a more just path Dr. Hass never preaches. Nor is he judgmental. He simply wants us to do a little better, and be a little better. Doing The Right Thing is filled with extraordinary insights, interesting real life stories and examples, as well as very practical suggestions. I wholeheartedly recommend the book to all!