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Book SynopsisMindfulness is celebrated everywhereespecially in health psychology and spiritual practices, but also in the arts, business, education, environmentalism, sports, and the use of digital devices. While the current mindfulness movement may be in part the latest fad in a narcissistic and therapeutic culture, it is also worthy of greater philosophical attention. As a study in ethics and moral psychology, Mindfulness in Good Lives remedies the neglect of this subject within philosophy. Mike W. Martin makes sense of the striking variety of concepts of mindfulness by connecting them to the core idea of value-based mindfulness: paying attention to what matters, in light of relevant values. When the values are sound, mindfulness is a virtue that helps implement the kaleidoscope of values in good lives. Health psychologists, who currently dominate the study of mindfulness, often present their research as value-neutral science. Yet they invariably presuppose moral values that should be made transp
Trade ReviewMindfulness in Good Lives is a needed examination of the relationship between mindfulness and morality. Martin makes a case for understanding mindfulness as a virtue in itself, and therefore a valuable prerequisite for living potential good lives. -- Finn Janning
Table of ContentsContents Preface Chapter 1 Mindfulness Movement Part One: Making Sense of Mindfulness Chapter 2 Attending to What Matters Chapter 3 Living in the Present Chapter 4 Ways of Attending Chapter 5 Thoreau’s Wakefulness Part Two: Concepts of Mindfulness Chapter 6 Meditation and Morality Chapter 7 Mindful Decision Making Chapter 8 Mindful Valuing and Psychotherapy Part Three: Well-Being Chapter 9 Happiness and Virtues Chapter 10 Mindful Work in Balanced Lives Chapter 11 Authenticity and Seize the Day Chapter 12 Mindfulness Movement Critics Bibliography Index About the Author
