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Which Wisdom Can Change the World?

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The Original Article was published on 16 December 2015

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The thoughts that Michel Puech formulates on wisdom, technology and the art of living are timely at a moment when social, ecological and economic problems are pressing upon our societies and the speed of technological development seems to overwhelm our ability to integrate and adapt new technologies in our lives and societies. However, he restricts his concept of wisdom too much to a personal endeavor and overestimates the relevance of non-confrontation. I argue that his project can only be of value when it is embedded in a broader societal and political strategy for change.

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  1. I am not a philosopher of technology. My comments on Michel Puech’s essay derive from my background and experiences as an economist and political scientist who for more than 20 years has been engaged with the question of sustainable development.

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Paredis, E. Which Wisdom Can Change the World?. Found Sci 22, 279–282 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-015-9453-8

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