Below you’ll find one of two abstracts submitted for presentation at the Phronesis in Theory and Practice conference at the University of Gdańsk. Both were accepted. I chose to present this one, as it drew explicitly on my proposed PhD research. You can find my presentation slides below, too. (You can read the other accepted abstract here.)
In the abstract/presentation, I explore some possible connections between the development of phronesis or “practical wisdom” and the internalisation of virtue (see Key concepts). I suggest:
- A blueprint of the good life encourages internalisation of virtues that align with it;
- At least two virtues must be internalised before phronesis can adjudicate between them;
- This adjudication must occur for the individual to experience a fully coherent sense of self (i.e., free of internal conflict).
In short, the development of phronesis and the internalisation of virtue appear to go hand in hand.
My attendance at this conference was funded via a grant from the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain. Afterwards, I wrote a post for their blog about my time at the conference, which you can find here.