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Performing phronesis: on the way to engaged judgment

Shotter, John and Tsoukas, Haridimos (2014) Performing phronesis: on the way to engaged judgment. Management Learning, 45 (4). pp. 377-396. ISSN 1350-5076

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Identification Number: 10.1177/1350507614541196

Abstract

Practical wisdom and judgment, rather than seen as ‘things’ hidden inside the mind, are best talked of, we suggest, as emerging developmentally within an unceasing flow of activities, in which practitioners are inextricably immersed. Following a performative line of thinking, we argue that when practitioners (namely, individuals immersed in a practice, experiencing their tasks through the emotions, standards of excellence and moral values the practice engenders or enacts) face a bewildering situation in which they do not know, initially at least, how to proceed, the judgment they exercise emerges out of seeking to establish a new orientation to their puzzling surroundings. They do so through actively trying to be in touch with their felt emotions and moral sensibilities, while attempting to articulate linguistically the feelings experienced in order to get a clearer view of relevant aspects of the situation at hand. Coming to a judgment involves moving around within a landscape of possibilities, and in so doing, being spontaneously responsive to the consequences of each move, and assessing which one (or combination of moves) seems best in resolving the initial tension aroused in one’s initial confusion.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://mlq.sagepub.com/
Additional Information: © 2014 SAGE Publications
Divisions: CPNSS
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Date Deposited: 08 Sep 2014 14:47
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2024 00:12
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/59420

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