Back to Rough Ground: Practical Judgment and the Lure of Technique

by Joseph Dunne

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268007055
• ISBN13: 9780268007058
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"