Phronesis
Last updated: Tuesday, 02 July 2024
Practical widom, prudence, practical virtue. A key concept in virtue ethics.
Capacity to apply general knowledge about the good to particular situations. Developed through practical, first-hand experience.
Finding a middle path between extremes of deficiency and excess. Recognition that ethics requires flexibility, adaptability, and context-dependent judgement that cannot be fully codified.
“Phronetic deliberation”? Carefully weighing competing values, goals, and likely long-term consequences.
Phronesis as integrative, contextual thinking?
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