Theorizing “Wicked Concept” and Reconceptualizing Wisdom as Wicked
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21373607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Senanu Kwasi Kutor (0000-0002-2637-4823, University of Western Ontario, Canada), Daniel Amoak (0000-0002-3879-7233, University of Western Ontario, Canada), Bernard Owusu (0000-0002-6273-2691, Wilfrid Laurier University), Emmanuel Kyeremeh (0000-0001-8435-3687, University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 632-640 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Professional Geographer (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-0124 • E-ISSN: 1467-9272 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00330124.2021.1933553 |
| OpenAlex | W3195978033 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 38 |
The emergent conceptual framework of wicked problems has garnered much attention in academic discourse, including geography. By refining and drawing insights from tenets of the wicked problem concept, this article posits a “wicked concept” usefully defined through five propositions: Wicked concepts are difficult to define and have no universal meaning; there is an unending quest for a universal definition of wicked concepts; definitions and conceptualizations of wicked concepts are neither true nor false; all wicked concepts’ components are fundamentally unique; and wicked concepts are multidimensional. Although not exhaustive, our list of propositions aims to generate intellectual discourse on the usefulness of the wicked concept as a conceptual framework with which to analyze concepts marked with such ambiguities. Using the concept of wisdom as a reference point, we argue that academic knowledge production—particularly as it relates to wisdom—would benefit significantly from being reconceptualized as wicked
Epistemology · Meaning (existential) · Sociology · Wicked problem · Aging and Gerontology Research · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Computer Science · Health, psychology, and well-being · Philosophy
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Wisdom
Interactive minds
Intervention
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| Citations per year | 1.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |