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RE: Applied Ethics: Human Experimentation. Yeah or nah?
Yeah that would have to be further researched before I could go that far. I will say that in terms of how the philosophers use the term "phronesis", often translated as "prudence" looks not to true/false, but rather as probability; which by the nature of the flux demands a more open stance toward Being than offered by logical claims of true/false. Which is what I hear Plato attempting to point out as well.
Since the roots of phronesis are related to "thinking" and "mind" and often translated as "practical wisdom" (or "prudence"), it looks to me like "phronesis" could also be easily associated with "judgment" (requiring analysis, thought, decision) which would bring in probability due to the uncertainty inherent in varying environments/conditions.