Morgan Scott Peck (* 22. Mai 1936 in New York City; † 25. September 2005 in Connecticut) war ein US-amerikanischer Psychiater, Psychotherapeut, Schriftsteller und Bestsellerautor.
Die Quintessenz dieses Klassikers kann man beschreiben mit der Volksweisheit „Jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied“. Habe Mut, Eigenverantwortung für dein Leben zu übernehmen, ist die Devise des Psychotherapeuten M. Scott Peck. Erst wenn wir daran gehen, die Probleme, mit denen wir konfrontiert sind, anzunehmen, findet eine bewusste positive Entwicklung in unserem Leben statt.
Unsere materiellen Errungenschaften haben nicht nur existentielle Umweltprobleme hervorgebracht, sie führen in der industriellen Welt auch zu emotioneller Verarmung wie Einsamkeit, Depressionen und hohen Scheidungsraten. Was in unserer Gesellschaft fehlt, ist wirkliche Gemeinschaft, in der man sich tatsächlich nah ist. In Notsituationen erlebt man, wie intensive Gemeinschaften entsteht, aber kann dieser besondere Gemeinschaftsgeist auch willentlich geschaffen werden ohne äußere Katastrophen? In vielen Jahren der Forschung und konkreten Erfahrungen hat Scott Peck die Grundlagen von wirklicher Gemeinschaft herauskristallisiert und festgestellt, dass eine Gruppe auf dem Weg zur wahren Gemeinschaft vier Phasen durchläuft: Pseudogemeinschaft, Chaos, Leere und Authentizität. Er hat außerdem Kommunikationsempfehlungen aufgestellt, um einer Gruppe diese wichtigen Erfahrungen zu erleichtern.
The Search for Civility
Written by a psychotherapist, this aims to show us the changes that need to be made in our lives to make the world a better place.
Now featuring a new introduction by Dr. M. Scott Peck, the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic bestseller The Road Less Traveled, celebrated by The Washington Post as “not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity.” Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The Road Less Traveled. With sales of more than seven million copies in the United States and Canada, and translations into more than twenty-three languages, it has made publishing history, with more than ten years on the New York Times bestseller list. Written in a voice that is timeless in its message of understanding, The Road Less Traveled continues to help us explore the very nature of loving relationships and leads us toward a new serenity and fullness of life. It helps us learn how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become a more sensitive parent; and ultimately how to become one’s own true self. Recognizing that, as in the famous opening line of his book, “Life is difficult” and that the journey to spiritual growth is a long one, Dr. Peck never bullies his readers, but rather guides them gently through the hard and often painful process of change toward a higher level of self-understanding.
Confronting and solving problems is a painful process, which most of us attempt to avoid. Drawing heavily upon his own professional experience, Dr. M. Scott Peck, a practicing psychiatrist, suggests ways in which confronting and resolving our problems can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding.
A compilation of a series of lectures given by the author in relation to his book The road less traveled.
He discusses the nature of loving relationships: how to recognise true compatibility, how to distinguish dependency from love, how to become one's own person, and how to be a more sensitive parent.
"A Touchstone book." Includes bibliographical references.
The incredible and inspiring book behind the primetime Channel 4 documentary, Peter: The Human Cyborg 'Peter's story is one of the most extraordinary you will ever hear. Remarkable. I urge people to read it' Stephen Fry 'With candour and bravery, Peter tells how he explored new frontiers of science to give himself a chance of survival in a digital afterlife' Daily Mail __________ Peter didn't choose to live forever. He simply chose not to die. Diagnosed with a rare but terminal Motor Neuron Disease, brilliant scientist Peter Scott-Morgan refused to accept that within a few short years he'd be dead. Instead, he embarked on a dangerous journey - to cross the border between mortality and immortality. He would meld his humanity with the latest computer and robotic technology to become Peter 2.0. This is the astonishing story of a man uniquely placed to pursue a new way of life that would not only alter him but perhaps redefine what it means to be human forever. __________ 'A remarkable story . . . you're left desperate to take nothing for granted' Radio Times 'What's striking is Peter's constant optimism, bravery and his ability to find radical answers to problems that have confounded Britain's brightest minds' Daily Telegraph 'Intriguing' The Times 'Fascinating and extremely moving' Sun 'A remarkable account of what it means to be human and what technology can really achieve' Sunday Telegraph
Just as The Road Less Traveled provided hope and guidance for individuals seeking growth, this major new work by M. Scott Peck, M.D., offers a needed prescription for our deeply ailing society. Our illness is Incivility --morally destructive patterns of self-absorption, callousness, manipulativeness, and materialism so ingrained in our routine behavior that we do not even recognize them. There is a deepening awareness that something is seriously wrong with our personal and organizational lives. Using examples from his own life, case histories, and dramatic scenarios of businesses that made a conscious decision to bring civility to their organizations , Dr. Peck demonstrates how change can be effected and how we and our organizations can be restored to health. This wise, practical, and radical book is a blueprint for achieving personal and societal well-being.
