The Functions of Art and Fine Art in Communication

Wisdom in Public Administration: Looking for a Sociology of Wise Practice

“…As Vico (1948) argues, these are important in imagining and creating useful social institutions. The aesthetic dimension of practical wisdom aims, therefore, to communicate and share ideas about ambiguities and uncertainties (Nahm 1947), and about serious or important social issues, to create well‐being through reflexive thought that is animated by both reason and affect. Thus, given that public administration, as praxis, requires the work of wise and sensitive composition and expression in dealing with uncertain realities in relation to important and serious matters, this kind of aesthetic approach is clearly relevant.…”