| Back to Rough Ground: Practical Judgment and the Lure of Technique Contributor(s): Dunne, Joseph (Author), MacIntyre, Alasdair (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0268007055 ISBN-13: 9780268007058 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 128.3 |
| LCCN: 97035478 |
| Series: Revisions |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.08" W x 9.12" (1.50 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 with the Philosopher himself, it presents a radical challenge to the scientistic assumptions that have dominated how these professional domains have been conceived, practiced, and institutionalized. |