Phronesis

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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