Back to the Rough Ground
Practical Judgment and the Lure of Technique
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Pragmatism, Metaphysics, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
| Author: | Joseph Dunne | ISBN: | 9780268161132 |
| Publisher: | University of Notre Dame Press | Publication: | September 1, 1997 |
| Imprint: | University of Notre Dame Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joseph Dunne |
| ISBN: | 9780268161132 |
| Publisher: | University of Notre Dame Press |
| Publication: | September 1, 1997 |
| Imprint: | University of Notre Dame Press |
| Language: | English |
Back to the Rough Ground is a philosophical investigation of practical knowledge, with major import for professional practice and the ethical life in modern society. Its purpose is to clarify the kind of knowledge that informs good practice in a range of disciplines such as education, psychotherapy, medicine, management, and law. Through reflection on key modern thinkers who have revived cardinal insights of Aristotle, and a sustained engagement with the Philosopher himself, it presents a radical challenge to the scientistic assumptions that have dominated how these professional domains have been conceived, practiced, and institutionalized.
Back to the Rough Ground is a philosophical investigation of practical knowledge, with major import for professional practice and the ethical life in modern society. Its purpose is to clarify the kind of knowledge that informs good practice in a range of disciplines such as education, psychotherapy, medicine, management, and law. Through reflection on key modern thinkers who have revived cardinal insights of Aristotle, and a sustained engagement with the Philosopher himself, it presents a radical challenge to the scientistic assumptions that have dominated how these professional domains have been conceived, practiced, and institutionalized.
