Lessons tagged “phronesis”
5 published lessons with this tag.
perception
Context sensitivity is wisdom in action
Practical wisdom — phronesis — is not the accumulation of knowledge or the mastery of rules. It is the ability to perceive what a situation demands and respond appropriately. Context sensitivity is not a component of wisdom. It is the mechanism through which wisdom operates.
emotion
Emotional wisdom integrates data and experience
Wisdom about emotions comes from combining emotional knowledge with lived experience.
emotion
Emotional timing
Wise emotional engagement means feeling the right emotion at the right time.
emotion
Emotional wisdom is the integration of feeling and thinking
When emotion and reason work together as partners rather than adversaries you have achieved emotional wisdom.
meaning
Refining values through experience
Lived experience teaches you more about your values than abstract contemplation.