Practical wisdom and virtue ethics for knowledge co-production in sustainability science

G. Caniglia; R. Freeth; C. Luederitz; J. Leventon; S.P. West; B. John; D. Peukert; D.J. Lang; H. von Wehrden; B. Martín-López; I. Fazey; F. Russo; T. von Wirth; M. Schlüter; C. Vogel

doi:10.1038/s41893-022-01040-1

Practical wisdom and virtue ethics for knowledge co-production in sustainability science

G. Caniglia, R. Freeth, C. Luederitz, J. Leventon, S.P. West, B. John, D. Peukert, D.J. Lang, H. von Wehrden, B. Martín-López, I. Fazey, F. Russo, T. von Wirth, M. Schlüter, C. Vogel

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	493-501
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	6
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-01040-1
Publication status	Published - May 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
G.C. wants to thank C. Hu and E. Mermans for the numerous conversations that contributed to shaping the ideas in this Perspective. S.P.W. was funded by a Mobility Starting Grant (2017-01631) from The Swedish Research Council Formas.

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Values
Systems

UN SDGs

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Caniglia, G., Freeth, R., Luederitz, C., Leventon, J., West, S. P., John, B., Peukert, D., Lang, D. J., von Wehrden, H., Martín-López, B., Fazey, I., Russo, F., von Wirth, T., Schlüter, M., & Vogel, C. (2023). Practical wisdom and virtue ethics for knowledge co-production in sustainability science. Nature Sustainability, 6(5), 493-501. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-01040-1

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