The heart of judgment : practical wisdom, neuroscience, and narrative / Leslie Paul Thiele.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thiele, Leslie Paul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judgment.

Wisdom.

Experience.

Subconsciousness.

Affect (Psychology).

Narration (Rhetoric).

Neurosciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 321 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Heart of Judgment explores the nature, historical significance, and continuing relevance of practical wisdom. Primarily a work in moral and political thought, it also relies extensively on research in cognitive neuroscience to confirm and extend our understanding of the faculty of judgment. Ever since the ancient Greeks first discussed practical wisdom, the faculty of judgment has been an important topic for philosophers and political theorists. It remains one of the virtues most demanded of our public officials. The greater the liberties and responsibilities accorded to citizens in democratic regimes, the more the health and welfare of society rest upon their exercise of good judgment. While giving full credit to the roles played by reason and deliberation in good judgment, the book underlines the central importance of intuition, emotion, and worldly experience.

Contents:

Introduction

An intellectual history of judgment

The indispensability of experience

The power of the unconscious

The imperative of affect

The riches of narrative

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16944-5

1-280-70371-7

0-511-24637-4

0-511-24706-0

0-511-24489-4

0-511-31859-6

0-511-49871-3

0-511-24566-1

OCLC:

252531214