Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Practical Intelligence and the Virtues
Daniel C. Russell · 2009
82/100
👍 Worth It
Russell does something genuinely useful: he fills a real gap in virtue ethics by making practical wisdom (phronesis) central rather than decorative. The OUP publication and engagement with live scholarly debates confirm this is serious philosophy operating at a high level. At 464 dense pages it demands commitment, but for ethics scholars it is a rigorous and rewarding contribution.
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