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The mantle of maturity : a history of ideas about character development
- Title
- The mantle of maturity : a history of ideas about character development / Christie W. Kiefer.
- Author
- Kiefer, Christie W.
- Publication
- Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1988.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | BF710 .K53 1988 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 243 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- SUNY series in medical anthropology
- Uniform Title
- SUNY series in medical anthropology
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p.[ 215]-230.
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction: maturity, culture, and history -- Part 1: Maturity and morals -- Chapter 2: Maturity without history -- Chapter 3: Transcendence of death: maturity in the ancient world -- Chapter 4: The Middle Ages: decline of the tribe -- Chapter 5: The loss of hierarchy: passion and restraint -- Chapter 6: Modern time: maturity as mental health -- Part 2: The evolution of developmental theory -- Chapter 7: Before developmental theory -- Chapter 8: Developmental metaphysics: the Middle Ages -- Chapter 9: Precritical versus postcritical psychology -- Chapter 10: Functionalism nature versus nurture -- Chapter 11: Paths of the soul: love, reason, conflict -- Chapter 12: History and the interpersonal: altruism and aggression -- Chapter 13: History and the self: the four-stage legacy -- Chapter 14: A prescription for irony.
- ISBN
- 0887068219
- 9780887068218
- 0887068227
- 9780887068225
- LCCN
- 87033602
- OCLC
- ocm17297739
- 17297739
- SCSB-1705106
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library