Practical wisdom and virtue ethics for knowledge co-production in sustainability science
Summary
Since antiquity, philosophers in the Western tradition of virtue ethics have declared practical wisdom to be the central virtue of citizens involved in public and social life. Practical wisdom is of particular importance when values are conflicting, power is unequal and knowledge uncertain. We propose that practical wisdom and virtue ethics can inform the practice of sustainability researchers by strengthening their capacity to engage with the normative complexities of knowledge co-production when aspiring to contribute to transformative change.
Link to centre authors:
Schlüter, Maja,
West, Simon
Publication info: Guido Caniglia, R. Freeth, Christopher Luederitz, Julia Leventon, Simon West, Beatrice John, Daniela Peukert, D. J. Lang, H. von Wehrden, Berta Martin-Lopez, I. Fazey, Federica Russo, Timo von Wirth, Maja Schlüter, C. Vogel. 2023. Practical wisdom and virtue ethics for knowledge co-production in sustainability science. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-01040-1
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