Harmony of the Soul

Neal O. Weiner is Professor of Philosophy at Marlboro College.

• Acknowledgments IntroductionI. THE BODY 1. Health: A Tattered AbsoluteII. THE SOUL 2. Behavior The General Meaning of Mental HealthThe Empirical Reality of Mental HealthA Limited Specification of Mental HealthLove and WorkHealth Values and the Status Quo 3. Motivation Pleasure, Function, BehaviorThe Disruption of the Harmony and the Transformation of PleasuresThe Origin of Mental IllnessThe Intensity of AnxietyThe Modality of AnxietyThe Unconscious as Self-DeceptionNeurotic PleasureIII. THE GOOD 4. The Paradox of Human Nature The Duplicity of Human NatureThe Origin of Anxiety and Self-NegationHealth and Nature Reconsidered 5. Human Nature/Human Goodness The Fixed Side of Human NatureThe Medical and the MoralThe Possibility of Happiness 6. Virtue and Morality The Spontaneity of Goodness in AristotleHabit and Natural Pleasure 7. Consequences FreedomConscienceThe Problem of Ethical Knowledge Notes Bibliography Index

"Neal Weiner's Harmony of the Soul is a bold and original contribution to the literature on the philosophy of psychology. Its controversial and thought-provoking arguments are likely to force a re-examination of our views in many areas, from Greek philosophy through modern psychoanalysis." — Charles Griswold, Boston University"A truly great work, and one that has had an incalculable impact upon me." — Henry B. Veatch"Weiner explains the current convergence of ethical and mental health concepts as a rediscovery of the traditional idea of the unity of virtue and happiness, an idea distinctive of classical antiquity and best exemplified in the thought of Aristotle. The pattern of convergence he addresses is extremely important, and his explanations of this pattern are clear, persuasive, and original." — Michael Washburn, Indiana University at South Bend