What Wisdom Is And Why We Need It -- Introduction: 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. Barry Schwartz And Kenneth Sharpe. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [291]-315) And Index.
Categories:
- Politics & Social Sciences
- Philosophy
- Ethics & Morality
- Philosophy
Publisher : Riverhead Books
Author : Schwartz, Barry,Sharpe, Kenneth
Language : English
Edition : American First
Published :2010-12-30
Number Of Pages : 336
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1594487839
ISBN-13 : 9781594487835
Item weight : 1.15 lb
Dimensions : 1.3 in x 6.3 in x 9 in
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