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Practical wisdom
Practical wisdom
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Author
Schwartz, Barry
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
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Pueblo West Branch - ADULTNONFIC
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What wisdom is and why we need it
Introductio n: the need for wisdom
What wisdom is : the janitor and the judge
Balancing acts : why wisdom is practical
The machinery of wisdom
Born to be wise
Thinking with feeling : the value of empathy
Learning from experience : the machinery of wisdom
The war on wisdom
Ruling out wisdom : when judges stop judging and doctors stop prescribing
Eroding the empathy to be wise
Right by rote: overstandardization and the rise of the canny outlaw
The war on will
Demoralizing institutions
Sources of hope
System changers
Wisdom and happiness.
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Knowledge, Theory of
Wisdom
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Contributors
Sharpe, Kenneth
ISBN
9781594487835
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