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Chapter 13 - Wisdom in the Professions
from Part IV - Wisdom in the World
- By Barry Schwartz, Kenneth E. Sharpe
Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Cornell University, New York, Judith Glück, Universität Klagenfurt, Austria
Book:

The Psychology of Wisdom

Published online:

26 May 2022

Print publication:

09 June 2022, pp 211-229
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Aristotle, in Nicomachean Ethics, wrote of the importance of what he called practical wisdom (phronesis) as a key guide to human action. Practical wisdom is the will to do the right thing in a given situation, and the skill to figure out what the right thing is. This chapter discusses what practical wisdom is, and illustrates why it is needed for successful practice in almost all professions. Will is essential because it keeps professionals on track to pursue the proper aims of a profession (eg., healing the sick and easing suffering, in medicine), and skill is important because every situation is different and professionals need empathy, improvisation, good listening, imagination, and perspective taking to find the actions that each situation requires.