Back to the Rough Ground

<p><i>Back to the Rough Ground</i> is a philosophical investigation of practical knowledge with major import for professional practice and the ethical life in modern society. Its purpose is to clarify the kind of knowledge that informs good practice in a range of disciplines such as education psychotherapy medicine management and law. Through reflection on key modern thinkers who have revived cardinal insights of Aristotle and a sustained engagement with the Philosopher himself it presents a radical challenge to the scientistic assumptions that have dominated how these professional domains have been conceived practiced and institutionalized.</p>