"The Eye Of The Soul": Phronesis And The Aesthetics Of Organizing

Abstract

This paper first examines Aristotle's original conceptualization of phronesis in the Nicomachean Ethics, arguing that it includes an important, implicit aesthetic aspect which is often overlooked in modern social science; second, it finds links between this conception of phronesis and current approaches in organizational scholarship, strengthening the case for, and the applicability of, organizational aesthetics.