When decisions need to be made in politics, business or daily life, it's worth giving all due care to The Problem to be solved, and The Action to be taken.  This is also the foundation of classical philosophy - but when was the last time politics seem philosophical to you? 

Professor John Martin Gillroy of Lehigh University speaks with us today about how philosophical frameworks can teach us about practical policy. From understanding motivations, actions and decisions, he considers how todays dilemmas can be approached with a fully considered view of the politics, and the people, involved.

Read more about his work in Research Features

Find his original work at: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108100045.006 

Read the Matrix of Paradigms here.

Read his paper "Refining Our Understanding of Law and Policy Through Philosophical Method, Philosophical-policy and Legal Design" here

Read "Navigating Through the ‘jungle’ and Relaxing the ‘Dead Hand ’ of Philosophy in Legal and Policy Studies" here.

Read his draft chapter "Ecosystem Policy & Law : a Philosophical Argument for the Anticipatory Regulation of Environmental Risk" here.

Music source : Symphony No. 83 In G Minor "La Poule",  Joseph Haydn; Collegium Musicum, Vienna; Anton Heiller, Haydn Society (HSLP-1015), via Archive.org