Character strengths and virtues
by Peterson, Christopher · first published 2004
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This groundbreaking handbook of character strengths and virtues is the first progress report from a prestigious group of researchers who have undertaken the systematic classification and measurement of widely valued positive traits. They approach good character in terms of separate strengths- authenticity, persistence, kindness, gratitude, hope, humor, and so on- each of which exists in degrees.
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Most recently, I've been keeping Character Strengths and Virtues on my desk. It's a catalogue of the things that we think are good about human psychology. It's a good conversation starter, and fun to flip through and read sections.
on “Ask HN: What books do you keep on your desk?” ↗…about it. Positive psychology[1] is a branch of psychology that agrees with this critique, and rather than looking at what goes wrong with people, it looks at what is right about people. There is a book "Character Strengths and Virtues"[2] that is aimed at being the positive counterpart to the DSM, providing a taxonomy of character strengths that have been identified across different times and cultures. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology…
on “Review of the DSM-V as a piece of dystopian fiction” ↗