March 12, 1999

Social Scientists in Search of 'the Good Life' May Be Biased by Culture and Ideology

To the Editor:

The attempt by Martin E.P. Seligman and his colleagues to shift the philosophical emphasis of the social sciences -- especially psychology -- in a positive direction is a breath of fresh air ("Redefining the Good Life: a New Focus in the Social Sciences," February 12). Psychology is badly in need of therapy. Having grown weary of the medical model of diagnosis and treatment that ignores so much

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