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Phronetic Science for Wicked Times

Author(s) -

Ajay Sharma

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal for activist science and technology education

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2560-8908

DOI - 10.33137/jaste.v11i2.34532

Subject(s) - covid-19 , wicked problem , engineering ethics , sociology , epistemology , medicine , philosophy , computer science , pathology , engineering , disease , software engineering , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)

COVID-19 is a global assemblage that presents a wicked problem for scientists and policymakers alike. Wicked problems that defy easy characterization and solutions are expected to proliferate in the Capitalocene. In this essay, I argue that traditional science cannot be expected to help us understand and resolve wicked problems like COVID-19. Rather, we need phronetic science that is transdisciplinary, ethically aware and oriented towards inculcating practical wisdom in its practitioners. Further, if we wish to see phronetic science being used in tackling wicked problems, science educators can contribute by teaching phronetic science in our schools.

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