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    • Self and Desire as Seeds of Virtue 

      Condon, Paul; Dunne, John; Wilson-Mendenhall, Christine; Hasenkamp, Wendy; Quigley, Karen; Barrett, Lisa (2015-03-14)
      According to Buddhist philosophies, recognizing the self as impermanent, changing, and interdependent is at the root of virtue. With this realization, desires shift away from inward self-cherishing and toward outward ...
    • Self, Desire, and Virtue in Romantic Relationships: A Novel Integration of Buddhist Philosophy and Relationship Science 

      Condon, Paul; Dunne, John; Wilson-Mendenhall, Christine (2016-05-06)
      Our project aims to study the interplay of self, desire, virtue, and flourishing in the relational contexts that characterize daily life. This presentation will focus on the initial seeds that have blossomed from deep ...
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 01 

      SMV Project (2015-03)
      This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 02 

      SMV Project (2015-07)
      This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 03 

      SMV Project (2015-10)
      This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 04 

      SMV Project (2016-01)
      This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 05 

      SMV Project (2016-04)
      This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 06 

      SMV Project (2016-07)
      This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 07 

      Self, Motivation & Virtue Project (2017-02)
      This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 08 

      The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project (2017-05)
      This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 09 

      The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project (2017-08)
      This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 10 

      The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project (2017-11)
      This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
    • Self-Control: The Linking of Self, Motivation, and Virtue 

      Cole Wright, Jennifer; Nadelhoffer, Thomas; Goya-Tocchetto, Daniela; Langville, Amy; Struchiner, Noel (2015-03-14)
      The key issue our team will be exploring is the role played by self-control in the development and expression of virtue. In particular, we are interested in the self-regulating function of people’s self-narratives ...
    • Self-Transcendence, Virtue and Happiness: A Psychological Investigation of Buddhist Perspectives on the Self and Well-Being 

      Kesebir, Pelin; Dahl, Cortland; Davidson, Richard; Goldman, Robin (2015-03-13)
      The proposed project aims to study self-identification as a major impediment to virtue and hap-piness, and self-transcendence as a reliable path to higher personal well-being. Approaching age-old philosophical questions ...
    • Selfless Agents 

      Chadha, Monima; Brewer, Judson (2015-03-14)
      This project will address the fundamental question in the background of the Self, Motivation and Virtue Project: How is the Self to be conceived? We challenge the premise of western philosophy that a diachronically unified ...
    • Theatrical Intervention as a Pathway to Moral Virtue Development 

      Wang, Lijuan; Mower, Deborah; Garvey, Margaret (2015-03-13)
      Moral virtue development is grounded in social relationships that foster the socioemotional intelligence underlying moral virtue. Recent research shows a decrease in socioemotional intelligence with implications for moral ...
    • The Transformation of the Self: Competing Moral Repertoires in Contemporary Java 

      Candland, Christopher; Nurjanah, Siti (2015-03-14)
      Character and virtue are changing rapidly in Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population. The long-praised preference for communal harmony over individual advancement is under great stress. The dominant force ...
    • Turning Points: Finding Experiential Forks in the Path to Wisdom and Virtues 

      Nusbaum, Howard (2016-07)
      This article was published as the lead article in the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project e-Newsletter 06 (July 2016).
    • Understanding the Virtue-Relevant Self Through Courage 

      Pury, Cynthia; Starkey, Charles; Sullivan, Emily (2015-03-13)
      To what extent do differences in who we are predict differences in courage? We propose to de-velop a measure of the virtue-relevant self, which is composed of self-conception, social roles, virtue-relevant values, and ...
    • Virtue Intelligence 

      Snow, Nancy (2014-01)
      The provocative title of this conference is, “Can Virtue Be Measured?” My answer to this question is, “Yes, it can,” and I hasten to add, “It should be.” I began thinking about whether and how to measure virtue when Jennifer ...