How Should I Live My Life? ― Psychology, Environmental Science, and Moral Traditions

Howard (psychology, U. of Notre Dame) presents a multidisciplinary analysis of how our current beliefs, desires, political and economic systems, and moral traditions create our future both as individuals and as a society. He explores the ways that words and ideas can produce cultural evolution leading to more earth-friendly human natures, discusses structural changes in our individual lives and society as a whole to reduce humanity's negative impact on the planet, and then considers insights from three moral traditions Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism which promote an earth-supportive philosophy of life. Suitable for use in college courses in a range of disciplines, this text would also be accessible to general readers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

George S. Howard is professor of psychology and Morahan Director of the Core Course Program at the University of Notre Dame. A researcher in applied psychology and research methods, he has written numerous books and articles inlcuding, Basic Research Methods in the Social Sciences and Ecological Psychology: Creating a More Earth-Friendly Human Nature. Howard is a Faculty Fellow in both the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values at the University of Notre Dame.