The Heart of Judgment: Practical Wisdom, Neuroscience, and Narrative

by Leslie Paul Thiele

Book Overview

The Heart of Judgment explores the nature, historical significance, and continuing relevance of practical wisdom. Primarily a work in moral and political thought, it also relies extensively on research in cognitive neuroscience to confirm and extend our understanding of the faculty of judgment. Ever since the ancient Greeks first discussed practical wisdom, the faculty of judgment has been an important topic for philosophers and political theorists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521248914
• ISBN13: 9780521248914
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"