PSYC 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Laozi, Sage Gateshead, Talmud

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 335
• Professor: Dean A Tripp

Document Summary

Lecture 2: eastern and western perspectives on positive. More focus on western values and experiences: hope, optimism, personal self-efficacy. Core value: a rule in which one tries to live their lives. Compare and contrast eastern and western perspectives. East and west combination produces multiple viewpoints of human strengths: western = linear/physical plane. You do this, you get this: eastern = fluid/spiritual plane. Life is more fluid, there are different concerns and it is not always about moving forward. Ancient greek scholars such as plato and aristotle. Has 11 moral virtues: courage, moderation, generosity, munificence, magnificence, even temper, friendliness, truthfulness, wit, friendship. Correlation between virtues and political community: provides structure on how people should behave and treat each other. Government responsible for virtue development via early education and training. 3 old testament virtues: faith, hope, charity. New testament: book of romans, proverbs, matthew. Confucius: the sage yourself: zhi (wisdom, xin (truthfulness)