Where Does Practical Wisdom Reside?

Andrew M. Yuengert

Chapter Chapter 8 in Approximating Prudence, 2012, pp 135-156 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract People must act in pursuit of goods whose nature they are still exploring, in environments characterized by uncertainty about themselves, the motives of others, and the constraints on action. Moreover, they must often contend with and attempt to manage passions in themselves that militate against their good. Finally, they must put all of the relevant considerations together, take in the context of action at one glance, and act. Aristotle, Aquinas, and their intellectual descendants declare without reservation that this process of coming to a decision about how to act is not fully formulable (Audi 1995, p. 457).

Keywords: Good Life; Tacit Knowledge; Practical Wisdom; Good Person; Human Good (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137063175_8

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