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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Schwartz, Barry, 1946-     Subjects     Wisdom.     Knowledge, Theory of.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Schwartz, Barry, 1946-       by title:      Practical wisdom : t...         MARC Display

Practical wisdom : the right way to do the right thing / Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe. by Schwartz, Barry, 1946- New York : Riverhead Books, 2010. Subjects Wisdom.   Knowledge, Theory of. ISBN:  9781594487835 : 1594487839 Description:  324 p. ; 24 cm. Contents:  What wisdom is and why we need it -- Introduction: the need for wisdom -- What wisdom is : the janitor and the judge -- Balancing acts : why wisdom is practical -- The machinery of wisdom -- Born to be wise -- Thinking with feeling : the value of empathy -- Learning from experience : the machinery of wisdom -- The war on wisdom -- Ruling out wisdom : when judges stop judging and doctors stop prescribing -- Eroding the empathy to be wise -- Right by rote: overstandardization and the rise of the canny outlaw -- The war on will -- Demoralizing institutions -- Sources of hope -- System changers -- Wisdom and happiness. Requests:  1 Summary:  Identifies a loss of common-sense wisdom that has coincided with a collapsing economy, failing schools, and other setbacks, and offers recommendations to identify and cultivate wisdom by combining experience with empathy and intellect.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 170.44 Sc Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 170.44 Schwartz Checked In   Add Copy to MyList McCully-Moiliili Public Library Adult Nonfiction 170.44 Sc Lost 04/12/2016 Add Copy to MyList

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