Cnoty jako dyspozycje psychiczne i ich wpływ na jakość życia współczesnego człowieka
Journal Title: Amor Fati - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper explores the problem of virtue, understood as a mental disposition and its impact on the existence of human subject. The concepts of virtues developed by philosophers over the different eras are now the inspiration for psychology, mostly positive psychology. The aim of this analysis is to verify the hypothesis of a relationship between the possession of specific virtues and a sense of the quality of life. The research method is based on an analysis of the literature. The research material consists of the latest publications of leading psychologists, experts in the field of positive psychology, Polish and foreign, and an extensive literature in the field of philosophy. Based on the achievements of contemporary researchers in the article discusses the virtues catalog developed by the most eminent authorities in the field of positive psychology. The author proposes the thesis for a strong relationship between the virtues-psychological characteristics, and good mental and physical condition. The author shows which virtues are the most important in the human happi-ness. Moreover, author describes the benefits of having the virtues. Another theme of the article is a discussion about the psychological concept of virtues. The analysis ad-dresses the problem of achievements data by using psychometric tools in psychology.
Authors and Affiliations
Arkadiusz M. Jasiński
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