Virtue Ethics | Application | Practical Wisdom

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Dr. Linda Zagzebski is a George Lynn Cross Research Professor and the Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at the University of Oklahoma

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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:01 🧠 Practical wisdom is a crucial virtue that connects with moral virtues, as Aristotle stated.
01:18 🤝 Practical wisdom involves balancing and integrating different virtues, even when they conflict.
03:32 🤔 Investigating the nature of practical wisdom, its importance, and how it relates to other virtues.
05:44 💡 Identifying features of practical wisdom, such as integration of virtues, knowledge, emotional equanimity, and mind reading.
07:52 ✨ Examining different exemplars of wisdom, including Chief Plenty Coup's visionary leadership and hope in challenging circumstances.