The moral errors of Marianne and Mrs. Jennings occur in relatively insignificant circumstances, but the errors themselves point to something deeper about how the virtue of practical wisdom functions in ordinary moral practice.
This ability to choose well constitutes Aristotle's notion of "practical wisdom," or phronesis, itself a virtue that Aristotle thinks we can practice.
In B. Schwartz, C. Bernacchio, C. González-Cantón, & A. Robson (Eds)., Handbook of practical wisdom.
This, she wrote, "made me suspect that there was a measure of practical wisdom in the decision to separate the sectors".
In the Hebrew Bible the book of Proverbs offers the best example of practical wisdom, while Job and Ecclesiastes give expression to speculative wisdom.
Historic anecdotes, nuggets of practical wisdom and show-stopping renditions of songs popularized by Frank Sinatra, Sophie Tucker and others blend into a complex and winning self-portrait.
Meanwhile, Adam's sister (Cody Horn), a medical assistant, is a forceful voice of practical wisdom and, as such, just out of Mike's reach.
The Aristotelian concept of "practical wisdom" and the pragmatism of William James illuminate the importance of scientific investigation as guide to policy formation.
According to Pillemer, the goal of the Legacy project is to capture this kind of practical wisdom – before the oldest generation is gone.
Their thought in turn, Jollimore thinks, owes much to the unfashionable Aristotelian notion of "practical wisdom," and an ethical system based not on "rules," but on character, judgement, and the virtues.
Rather, along with their lilt of social chatter and spice of practical wisdom, Linklater offers, with a straight face (for what added expression would be needed?) the residents' own — surprisingly warm-hearted — view of the killer and of his deed.
