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Phronesis as the Sense of the Event
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Abstract "In this article, the Greek concept of phronesis is analyzed on the basis of
its philosophical roots, and the indispensability of its strong normative
content is emphasized. This creates a distance to most of the recent understanding
of phronesis as prudence, and hence as practical wisdom with a
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"In this article, the Greek concept of phronesis is analyzed on the basis of
its philosophical roots, and the indispensability of its strong normative
content is emphasized. This creates a distance to most of the recent understanding
of phronesis as prudence, and hence as practical wisdom with a
pragmatic and strategic content. The strong dilemmas created by the normative
background of real phronesis present management and leadership
as a choice in every situation. From this foundation, phronesis is interpreted
as primarily the sense of the event, and an alternative concept of the
event is developed. The presentation of the event also demands a theory of
the relation of mind and matter, and hence of the body in the event. This is
achieved under inspiration from Stoic philosophy. With this in mind, the
more serious approaches to practical wisdom: phronesis as determinant
of meta-concepts of research; phronesis as a liberating organizational
strategy of learning; phronesis as a strategy of knowledge management;
phronesis as a narrative strategy; and phronesis as the capacity of the
leader, are presented and analyzed. Finally lines are drawn as to the
importance of the consciousness of the event and of its theoretical implications,
such as through the concept of phronesis for action research." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
reason; normativity; incident; ethics; management; research; learning; knowledge management; organization; practice relevance; action research
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 68-113
Journal
International Journal of Action Research, 5 (2009) 1
ISSN
1861-1303
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications