
The Business of Practical Wisdom
An Exploration of Virtue and Business within the
Catholic Social Tradition
Papers Presented
Episcopal Seminary
September 24-26, 2009
Prof. Dr. André Habisch Cath. Univ. Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Session 1
Practical Wisdom and Discernment in the Rule of Benedict
Prof. Dr. Steve Cortright, St. Mary’s College of California and Mr. Ernest Pierucci, Attorney at Law,
Practical Knowledge and the Arts of
Respondent: Prof. Dr. Simona Beretta, Univ del Sacro Cuore, Italy
Session 2
Prof. Dr. Bob Kennedy, Univ. of St. Thomas, Minnesota
On Being Truly Practical: Why Virtue Matters in Business
Prof. Dr. Fr. Domènec Melé, IESE Business School, Barcelona
Practical Wisdom in the Managerial Decision-making Process
Respondent: Prälat Dr. Peter Klasvogt, Cath. Acad., Dortmund
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Grassl, St. Norbert’s College, De Pere, Wisconsin
Business as the Exercise of Practical Reason in the Catholic Tradition
Respondent: Mr. Laurent Montreuil, Société Générale, Paris
Prof. Dr. Gilbert Lenssen, Univ. of Leyden, President European Academy Business in Society, Brussels
Practical Wisdom and Exegesis: Beyond Historical and Canonical Concerns
Prof. Dr. Mario Molteni, Cath. Univ. Milan and Prof. Dr. Helen Alford OP, Pont. Univ. St. Tomaso (Angelicum),
Socio-Competitive Strategy: A Tool to Support Practical Wisdom in the Boardroom
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Respondent: Prof. Dr. Br. Ray Fitz,
Prof. Dr. Charles Clark, St. John’s Univ., New York
Practical Wisdom and Understanding the Economy: The Financial Crisis as a Case Study
Dr. Theodore Malloch, Chairman, The Roosevelt Group, Florida
Respondent: Mr. William Brinkmann, Ascension He
Prof. Dr. Alejo Jose G. Sison, Univ. of Navarra
What could we learn from MacIntyre?
Prof. Dr. Fr. Gianni Manzone,
Entrepreneurial Prudence and the Catholic Thought Tradition
Respondent: Dr. Dan O’Brien, Ascension Health,