Practical Wisdom | Shanti Nathan Odayar | TEDxYouth@SSVM

We gain practical wisdom through the choices we make in life. Aristotle refined the idea of practical wisdom in his classic book, Nicomachean Ethics. Ethics, said Aristotle, was not mainly about establishing moral rules and following them. It was about performing a particular social practice, which meant figuring out the right way to do the right thing in a particular circumstance, with a particular person at a particular time. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by SSVM Institutions. Shanti Nathan Odayar is a teacher at SSVM School of
Excellence. She is a postgraduate in commerce from Mumbai University. She chose to be a teacher to kindle change and spark the right blend of innovation and values in young minds, besides deriving immense pride and pleasure in facilitating learning. Shanti is a voracious reader across all genres. She also has a flair for writing poems, stories and

[nikhilmendhi]

So well articulated and such a relevant topic!