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Practical Wisdom (practical + wisdom)
Selected AbstractsLearning for holistic care: addressing practical wisdom (phronesis) and the spiritual sphereJOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, Issue 6 2009Helen L. Leathard Abstract Title.,Learning for holistic care: addressing practical wisdom (phronesis) and the spiritual sphere. Aim., This paper is a discussion of practical wisdom (phronesis) and spirituality in holistic caring and strategies to facilitate their application in nurse education. Background.,Phronesis, with its inherent spiritual qualities, is an established aspect of the persona of excellent clinical leaders. There is a strong case for recognizing the value of this characteristic in all nurses, and a strategy is required for engendering the development of phronesis during nurse education. Data sources., Electronic searches of Google Scholar and CINAHL were conducted for English language publications in the period 1996,2008. Search terms included combinations of phronesis, spirituality, health, education, pharmacology, medicines and medication education, holistic care and spiritual care. Selection of items for inclusion was based on their pertinence to the arguments being developed and their value as leads to earlier material. Discussion., The links between the attributes of effective clinical leaders and those required for holistic caring are explicated and related to phronesis, the acquisition of which involves spiritual development. An explanatory account of phronesis and its applicability to nursing leads to an explanation of how its spiritual aspects in particular might be incorporated into learning for holistic care. Reference to research in medicines-related education illustrates how the principles can be applied in nurse education. Conclusion., Nursing quality could be enhanced if adequate opportunities for acquiring phronesis through experiential learning were provided in nursing curricula. Phronesis and spiritual care could be incorporated into existing models of nursing care or new models devised to use these critical concepts. [source] Rhetoric, Paideia and the Old Idea of a Liberal EducationJOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION, Issue 2 2007ALISTAIR MILLER This paper argues that the modern curriculum of academic subject disciplines embodies a rationalist conception of pure, universal knowledge that does little to cultivate, humanise or form the self. A liberal education in the classical humanist tradition, by contrast, develops a personal culture or paideia, an understanding of the self as a social, political and cultural being, and the practical wisdom needed to make judgements in practical, political and human affairs. The paper concludes by asking whether the old liberal curriculum, traditionally centred on the humanities and the disciplines of grammar and rhetoric, can be recovered in the modern age. [source] New product development for a food and beverage company: A showcase of evidence-based managementKNOWLEDGE AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT: THE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION, Issue 2 2010Derek C. Man We develop a model of new product development which may inform decision-making on innovation and knowledge management in this paper. The new model combines extant theoretical framework and actual practice from a leading Food and Beverage chain in Hong Kong to illustrate how evidence-based management (EBM) can be practiced in new product development. Some salient features of the model include generating new ideas constantly, improving success rate of new ideas, and ensuring collaboration among internal functions. This paper showcases EBM by synthesizing theoretical knowledge and practical wisdom and bringing together academics and practitioners to better understand a new product development model that can be generalized to other companies and industries. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Virtuous Viragos: Female Heroism and Ethical Action in Shakespearean DramaLITERATURE COMPASS (ELECTRONIC), Issue 6 2010Unhae Langis Virtue, from the Latin vir for manly courage and strength, was the mark of male excellence in Renaissance culture. Embodying both physical and moral strength through the famous figure of Hercules, virtue took on other values of courtly gentility and political prudence as the medieval warrior society was gradually transformed into the modern state. In inverse proportion to the expansion of male virtue, the conception of the virago underwent a corresponding constriction and decline from a manlike, heroic woman to a scold. Encompassing both physical and moral excellence (OED 2a, 7), male virtue came to appropriate the heroic definition of virago, and female virtue, by Shakespeare's time, became confined to chastity (OED 2c). Challenging the traditions of male virtue and female monstrosity in Renaissance drama, this essay examines the virtuous viragos populating the Shakespearean canon, who present themselves as better models of ethical action than men, with whom virtue is etymologically and historically associated. This study examines two nuanced conceptions of female heroism and ethical action centering on the erotic and politic Cleopatra and the chaste, self-affirming Desdemona as virtuous viragos. Moreover, the notion of heroism, traditionally associated with tragedy, translates to the less exalted but more prudentially successful ethical action of viragos in Shakespeare's comedies such as The Taming of the Shrew. I argue that virtuous viragos attain their ethical stature against this male-inflected standard of tragic heroism even while calling for its dismantling and replacement with the more discerning framework of neo-Aristotelian virtue grounded on practical wisdom. [source] Proto-professionalism: how professionalisation occurs across the continuum of medical educationMEDICAL EDUCATION, Issue 1 2005Sean R Hilton Introduction, Professionalism and its assessment across the medical education continuum have become prominent topics in recent years. We consider the nature of professionalism and how it emerges and relates to the work carried out by doctors and doctors-in-training. Thesis and Discussion, We suggest 6 domains in which evidence of professionalism can be expected: ethical practice; reflection/self-awareness; responsibility for actions; respect for patients; teamwork, and social responsibility. Furthermore, we propose that a defining characteristic is encapsulated by the Greek term phronesis, or practical wisdom. Phronesis is acquired only after a prolonged period of experience (and reflection on experience) occurring in concert with the professional's evolving knowledge and skills base. The prior period we have termed as one of ,proto-professionalism'. Influences on proto-professionalism are considered in terms of moral and psychosocial development and reflective judgement. Conclusion, Curricula that develop meta-skills will foster the acquisition and maintenance of professionalism. Adverse environmental conditions in the hidden curriculum may have powerful attritional effects. [source] Judgements without rules: towards a postmodern ironist concept of research validityNURSING INQUIRY, Issue 1 2006Gary Rolfe The past decade has seen the gradual emergence of what might be called a postmodern perspective on nursing research. However, the development of a coherent postmodern critique of the modernist position has been hampered by some misunderstandings and misrepresentations of postmodern epistemology by a number of writers, leading to a fractured and distorted view of postmodern nursing research. This paper seeks to distinguish between judgemental relativist and epistemic relativist or ironist positions, and regards the latter as offering the most coherent critique of modernist/(post)positivist nursing research. The writings of poststructuralist philosophers, including Barthes, Lyotard, Derrida, Foucault and Rorty are examined, and a number of criteria for a postmodern ironist concept of research validity or trustworthiness are suggested. Whilst these writers reject the idea of Method as a guarantee of valid research, they nevertheless believe that value judgements can and must be made, and turn to notions of ironism, différance, and the differend. Ultimately, the postmodern ironist reader of the research report must make a judgement without criteria, based on her own practical wisdom or ,prudence'. [source] Wisdom in Public Administration: Looking for a Sociology of Wise PracticePUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, Issue 4 2008David Rooney This article explores a sociological account of practical wisdom in public administrations. Very little research on contemporary applications of wisdom exists, and what research there is has a cognitive bias, largely ignoring sociology. For public organizations to create the conditions for wise practice within themselves and within individual administrators, an understanding of the social relational structures and processes that build and sustain practical wisdom is crucial. Furthermore, given that there is an aesthetic dimension to practical wisdom, an aesthetics-based approach to sociology of organizational wisdom provides a useful starting point in this sociological project. Aesthetics raises important issues of communicative action and discourse that address social relations and their structures and processes. Finally, a research agenda that explores these structural and processual issues in public administration is canvassed. [source] An Elaboration of the Transformative Approach to Practical Theory: Its Connections with Gadamer's Philosophical HermeneuticsCOMMUNICATION THEORY, Issue 4 2010Joanna Brook This article is a response to Communication Theory special issue editor Kevin Barge's (2001) call for "further conversation about practical theorizing." It provides an elaboration of the transformative approach to practical theory, foregrounding its moral,ethical dimensions. I demonstrate a connection between the stance of the transformative theorists and aspects of H. G. Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics, primarily a focus on the artful cultivation and development of phronesis, or practical wisdom. Further study of this connection between the transformative theorists and Gadamer will support and extend the future theorization of the transformative approach to practical theory. Une élaboration de l'approche transformatrice de la théorie pratique : ses liens avec l'herméneutique philosophique de Gadamer Cet article répond à l'appel de Kevin Barge (2001), rédacteur-en-chef d'un numéro spécial de Communication Theory, invitant « plus de conversations à propos de la théorisation pratique ». L'article offre une élaboration de l'approche transformatrice de la théorie pratique, mettant en relief ses dimensions morales-éthiques. Je démontre un lien entre la position des théoriciens transformateurs et des aspects de la philosophie herméneutique de Gadamer, particulièrement une attention à la culture et au développement soignés de la phronèsis, ou sagesse pratique. Une étude plus poussée du lien entre les théoriciens transformateurs et Gadamer appuiera et développera la théorisation future de l'approche transformatrice de la théorie pratique. Ausführungen zum transformativen Ansatz der praktischen Theorie: Zum Zusammenhang mit der philosophischen Hermeneutik von Gadamer Dieser Aufsatz ist eine Reaktion auf den Aufruf des Herausgebers Kevin Barge in der Sonderausgabe der Zeitschrift Communication Theory (2001), sich weiterführend mit praktischer Theorie zu befassen. Er bietet eine Auseinandersetzung mit dem transformativen Ansatz zur praktischen Theorie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung moral-ethischer Dimensionen. Ich zeige eine Verbindung zwischen der Haltung der transformativen Theoretiker und Aspekten der philosophischen Hermeneutik von H.G. Gadamer auf und fokussiere dabei vornehmlich auf die kunstvolle Kultivierung und Entwicklung von Phronesis also praktischer Klugheit. Die zukünftige Auseinandersetzung zur Verknüpfung von transformativen Theoretikern und Gadamer wird helfen, die Theoriearbeit zum transformativen Ansatz in der praktischen Theorie zu stützen und weiterzuentwickeln. Una Elaboración de la Aproximación Transformativa de la Teoría Práctica: Sus Conexiones con la Filosofía Hermenéutica de Gadamer Resumen Este ensayo es una respuesta hacia la edición especial de Communication Theory de la llamada del editor Kevin Barge (2001) para "continuar la conversación sobre la teorización práctica." Provee una elaboración de la aproximación transformativa de la teoría práctica, poniendo en primer plano sus dimensiones morales-éticas. Demuestro una conexión entre la postura de los teóricos transformativos y los aspectos de la filosofía hermenéutica de H. G. Gadamer, focalizando primeramente en la cultivación astuta y el desarrollo de proesis o sabiduría práctica. Un estudio más profundo de esta conexión entre los teóricos transformativos y Gadamer apoyará y extenderá la teorización futura de la aproximación transformativa hacia la teoría práctica. [source] | ||||||||||||||||