Practical Wisdom: The Right Way To Do The Right Thing
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2010
Published In
Practical Wisdom: The Right Way To Do The Right Thing
Abstract
It's in our nature to want to succeed. It's also human nature to want to do right. But we've lost how to balance the two. How do we get it back? Practical Wisdom can help. "Practical wisdom" is the essential human quality that combines the fruits of our individual experiences with our empathy and intellect-an aim that Aristotle identified millennia ago. It's learning "the right way to do the right thing in a particular circumstance, with a particular person, at a particular time." But we have forgotten how to do this. In Practical Wisdom, Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe illuminate how to get back in touch with our wisdom: how to identify it, cultivate it, and enact it, and how to make ourselves healthier, wealthier, and wiser.
Published By
Riverhead
Recommended Citation
Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Evan Sharpe. (2010). Practical Wisdom: The Right Way To Do The Right Thing.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-psychology/521