Challenging the Empirical Empire
Author | : Helen Jackson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1376401881 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Challenging the Empirical Empire written by Helen Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the problems in the British public sector directly relate to the attempt to create a world fit for the central planner in which all tasks can be set down in a system of rules. The philosophy of 'empirical consequentialism' underpins this entire venture. This is the view that the empirically-proven consequences of an action are the most valid basis for moral judgment of the action and that these can be fully evaluated through expert research rather than democratic dialogue. A crucial policy challenge is to restore the value of 'tacit knowledge' in the public sector, allowing individuals to exercise choice and judgment responding to feedback in a process of trial and error.