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Practical Judgment, Narrative Experience and Wicked Problems.
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Theoria: A Journal of Social & Political Theory . Sep2016, Vol. 63 Issue 148, p35-52. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Practical judgment can be developed from a wide variety of life experiences upon one condition: the experiences in question are made meaningful through stories. By placing lived experience in narrative form one gains a flexible guide for action. Calculative analysis may usefully supplement, but cannot supplant, narrative knowledge for the decision-maker grappling with the ‘wicked problems’ of social and political life. There is no obvious, or perhaps even feasible, way to determine what constitutes the kind of story that will improve practical judgment and allow for better decisions. It is less the content of stories that requires attention than the process of narrative inquiry, interaction and understanding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00405817
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 148
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Theoria: A Journal of Social & Political Theory
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123654484
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3167/th.2016.6314803