Practical wisdom : the right way to do the right thing.- Schwartz, Barry; Sharpe, Kenneth

Riverhead Books November. 2011. Wisdom., Knowledge, Theory of., Conduct of life, Nonfiction 23 cm. 324 pages. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta. Idioma Inglés. Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe. Originally published: December 2010. Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-315) and index. Description based on print version record. Print version:: Schwartz, Barry, 1946- Practical wisdom. New York : Riverhead Books, 2010 ISBN: 9781594487835 Local: (DLC) 2010029239 Local: (OCoLC)646111798. Contents 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 . ISBN: 9781594485435; 1594485437